Hamlet, Prince of Denmark Hardback - 2010
by William Shakespeare; John Austen (Illustrator)
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Reader response to Hamlet is sharply divided. Enthusiasts celebrate its psychological nuance, quotable verse, and breadth of interpretation, often reporting richer insights on reread or when paired with performances. Detractors fault the dense, archaic language and length, with several relying on modern translations or abandoning the play. Commentary clusters around uncertainty, mortality, deception, and a diseased polity, with debates over Hamlet’s paralysis and sanity and mixed feelings about Ophelia. Many encountered it in classrooms, where annotations, films, and audio made the experience more navigable and engaging.
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First edition identification
Hodder & Stroughton published a First Edition, First Printing hardcover in New York, circa 1910. This edition was illustrated by W.G. Simmonds. The quarto is bound in green cloth boards with silt lettering and an introduction by Arthur Quiller-Couch.
The Cranach Presse published a first edition hardcover, illustrated by Edward Gordon Craig in 1929.
Cambridge University Press published a First edition, First printing hardcover in 1985, Cambridge. Edited by Philip Edwards
Easton Press published a First Edition, First printing hardcover in 2008, Norwalk. The edition is leather-bound with 3 raised bands.
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- Title Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
- Author William Shakespeare; John Austen (Illustrator)
- Binding Hardback
- Edition Reprint
- Pages 176
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Calla Editions, New York
- Publication date 2010-10
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9781606600054 / 1606600052
- Weight 2.12 lbs (0.96 kg)
- Dimensions 11.16 x 8.66 x 0.79 in (28.35 x 22.00 x 2.01 cm)
- Reading level 600
- Category Plays / Drama
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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