{"product_id":"hamlet-william-shakespeare-9781853260094","title":"Hamlet","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEdited, Introduced and Annotated by Cedric Watts, M.A., Ph.D., Emeritus Professor of English, University of Sussex.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Wordsworth Classics' Shakespeare Series presents a newly-edited sequence of William Shakespeare's works. The Textual editing takes account of recent scholarship while giving the material a careful reappraisal.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHamlet\u003c\/em\u003e is not only one of Shakespeare's greatest plays, but also the most fascinatingly problematical tragedy in world literature.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFirst performed around 1600, this a gripping and exuberant drama of revenge, rich in contrasts and conflicts. Its violence alternates with introspection, its melancholy with humour, and its subtlety with spectacle. The Prince, Hamlet himself, is depicted as a complex, divided, introspective character. His reflections on death, morality and the very status of human beings make him 'the first modern man'.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCountless stage productions and numerous adaptations for the cinema and television have demonstrated the continuing cultural relevance of this vivid, enigmatic, profound and engrossing drama.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e William Shakespeare\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1853260096\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781853260094\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wordsworth Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/05\/1992\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.60h x 5.00w x 0.50d","brand":"William Shakespeare","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44046608892159,"sku":"9781853260094","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f919b6d5-2b28-4d4e-acd8-809b8c40b490.jpg?v=1684985491","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/hamlet-william-shakespeare-9781853260094","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}