{"product_id":"hamlet-2","title":"Hamlet","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\n\u003cp\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\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEminent 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Shakespeare","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46043763212357,"sku":"BS-LIB-101058","price":8.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2482\/2494\/files\/9780300101058-HD.jpg?v=1792276701","url":"https:\/\/libros787.com\/en\/products\/hamlet-2","provider":"Libros787.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}