The Tragedy of Hamlet
Subtitle: Prince of Denmark
Edition: Second Revised Edition (5)
Series: The Signet Classic Shakespeare
Publisher: Signet Classic
Published: 1998 06
Place of publication: New York, USA
Language: eng
Format: Mass Market Paperback
Number of pages: 368
ISBN-13: 9780451526922
Copyright date: 1998
First sentence: Barnardo. Who's there?
Description: The Signet Classics edition of William Shakespeare’s incomparable tragic play.

“To be, or not to be: that is the question”

There is arguably no work of fiction quoted as often as William Shakespeare’s Hamlet. This haunting tragedy of a troubled Danish prince devoted to avenging his father’s death has captivated audiences for centuries. 

This revised Signet Classics edition includes unique features such as:

• An overview of Shakespeare’s life, world, and theater
• A special introduction to the play by the editor, Sylvan Barnet
• Sources from which Shakespeare derived Hamlet
• Dramatic criticism from Samuel Taylor Coleridge, A. C. Bradley, Maynard Mack, and others
• A comprehensive stage and screen history of notable actors, directors, and productions
• Text, notes, and commentaries printed in the clearest, most readable text
• And more…