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The First Quarto of Hamlet
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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The First Quarto of Hamlet
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) William Shakespeare
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Edited by Kathleen O. Irace
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| Series | The New Cambridge Shakespeare: The Early Quartos |
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:144 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 152 |
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| Category/Genre | Shakespeare plays |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780521653909
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| Classifications | Dewey:822.33 |
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| Audience | | Professional & Vocational | |
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| Illustrations |
Worked examples or Exercises
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Cambridge University Press
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| Imprint |
Cambridge University Press
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| Publication Date |
13 April 1999 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
The first printed text of Shakespeare's Hamlet is about half the length of the more familiar second quarto and Folio versions. It reorders and combines key plot elements to present its own workable alternatives. This is the only modernized critical edition of the 1603 quarto in print. Kathleen Irace explains its possible origins, special features and surprisingly rich performance history, and while describing textual differences between it and other versions, offers alternatives that actors or directors might choose for specific productions.
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