Essays on the varieties in mania, exhibited by the characters of Hamlet, Ophelia, Lear, and Edgar
By: by George Farren.
Publisher: AMS Press
Published: 1975
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 83
Subjects: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Knowledge -- Psychology.; Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Characters -- Mentally ill.; Drama -- Psychological aspects.; Mental illness in literature.; Mentally ill in literature.; Ophelia (Fictitious character)
Notes: Reprint of the 1833 ed. printed by Dean and Munday, London.
Includes extracts relating to "the ghost" and a sketch of the character of Polonius by Dr. Johnson.