William Shakespeare's Hamlet
Series: Barron's Book Notes
Publisher: Barron's Educational Series
Published: 1984
Place of publication: Woodbury, NY, USA
Language: eng
Format: Mass Market Paperback
Number of pages: 131
ISBN-13: 9780812034172
Copyright date: 1984
Subjects: English literature: Shakespeare criticism; Study Guides; Hamlet (Legendary character); Drama; Cliff's/ Monarch / Barron's Book Notes; English; Shakespeare, William,; History and criticism; Book Notes; Shakespeare; Literary Criticism & Collections / Books & Reading; Shakespeare, William; 1564-1616; English literature; Hamlet; Shakespeare, William.
First sentence: William Shakespeare lived in a time of great change and excitement in England-a time of geographical discovery, international trade, learning, and creativity.
Description: A guide to reading "Hamlet" with a critical and appreciative mind. Includes background on the author's life and times, sample tests, term paper suggestions, and a reading list.
Table of contents: title: Author and his times --; title: Play --; title: Plot --; title: Characters --; title: Setting --; title: Themes --; title: Style --; title: Point of view --; title: Elizabethan English --; title: Sources --; title: Form and structure --; title: Step beyond --; title: Test and answers --; title: Critical works --; title: Critics.