Hamlet
By: edited by G.R. Hibbard.
Contributors: Hibbard, G. R. 1915-
Series: The Oxford Shakespeare
Publisher: Clarendon Press; Oxford University Press
Published: 1987
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 406
Subjects: Hamlet (Legendary character) -- Drama; Kings and rulers -- Succession -- Drama; Murder victims' families -- Drama; Fathers -- Death -- Drama; Revenge -- Drama; Princes -- Drama; Denmark -- Drama
Genres: Drama.
Description: In his introduction Professor Hibbard explains the process by which variant texts were fused in the 18th century to create the most commonly used text of today. Drawing on critical and theatrical history, he shows how this fusion makes 'Hamlet' seem a much more 'problematic' play than it was when it originally appeared in 1623.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.