{"product_id":"hamlet-paperback-5","title":"Hamlet - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Annotated Shakespeare series allows readers to fully understand and enjoy the rich plays of the world's greatest dramatist\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"If any work deserves a student's closest attention, it is \u003ci\u003eHamlet. \u003c\/i\u003eBurton Raffel's fully annotated edition is a teacher's and student's dream: the words are fully explained, and they get a wonderful essay by Harold Bloom as well.\"--George Soule, Carleton College\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e One of the most frequently read and performed of all stage works, Shakespeare's \u003ci\u003eHamlet\u003c\/i\u003e is unsurpassed in its complexity and richness. This fully annotated version of \u003ci\u003eHamlet\u003c\/i\u003e makes the play completely accessible to readers in the twenty-first century. It has been carefully assembled, with students, teachers, and the general reader in mind. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Eminent linguist and translator Burton Raffel offers generous help with vocabulary and usage of Elizabethan English, pronunciation, prosody, and alternative readings of phrases and lines. His on-page annotations provide readers with all the tools they need to comprehend the play and begin to explore its many possible interpretations. This version of \u003ci\u003eHamlet\u003c\/i\u003e is unparalleled for its thoroughness and adherence to sound linguistic principles. In his Introduction, Raffel offers important background on the origins and previous versions of the \u003ci\u003eHamlet\u003c\/i\u003e story, along with an analysis of the characters Hamlet and Ophelia. And in a concluding essay, Harold Bloom meditates on the originality of Shakespeare's achievement. The book also includes a Further Reading section.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51323854848223,"sku":"9780300101058","price":8.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/JDG_x6GqER9780300101058.webp?v=1788422369","url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/products\/hamlet-paperback-5","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}