The First Quarto of Hamlet (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521653909)

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.

Author: William Shakespeare
ISBN-10: 0521653908
ISBN-13: 9780521653909
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 04/13/1999
Pages: 144
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.52lbs
Size: 8.97h x 6.01w x 0.36d