Hamlet - William Shakespeare

Newly revised, this edition of Hamlet features an extensive overview of Shakespeare's life and world; an editor's introduction; a note on the sources; dramatic criticism from the past and present; a comprehensive stage and screen history of notable actors, directors and productions; and more. \nThe Signet Classics edition of William Shakespeare's incomparable tragic play. \nTo be, or not to be: that is the question \n \nThere 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. \n \nThis revised Signet Classics edition includes unique features such as: \n \n - An overview of Shakespeare's life, world, and theater \n - A special introduction to the play by the editor, Sylvan Barnet \n- Sources from which Shakespeare derived Hamlet \n - Dramatic criticism from Samuel Taylor Coleridge, A. C. Bradley, Maynard Mack, and others \n - A comprehensive stage and screen history of notable actors, directors, and productions \n - Text, notes, and commentaries printed in the clearest, most readable text \n - And more...\n