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Hamlet hardcover
by William Shakespeare
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good +/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0007449275
- ISBN 13
- 9780007449279
- Seller
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Hamlet William Shakespeare VG HC BOOK 2011 #562
London: Harper press/Harper Collins pub. 2011. Collins Classics ed. published 2011. Very Good + hardcover book 7.9 x 5.2 x 1 in. printed bound Great Britain-Clays limited St. Ives PLC. Nice hard cover - black titling is in beige / white cute little ribbons .VG-minimal wear on the dust cover - edges the underneath is a black cloth covered book with gold lettering on the spine...Many consider the tragedy of "Hamlet" to be Shakespeare's masterpiece, one of the greatest plays of all time. Has entertained audiences for centuries - role of Hamlet is one of the most sought after by actors.Story of Hamlet, the Prince of Denmark who learns of the death of his father at the hands of his uncle, Claudius. Claudius murders Hamlet's father, his own brother, to take the throne of Denmark and to marry Hamlet's widowed mother. Hamlet is sunk into a state of great despair as a result of discovering the murder of his father and the infidelity of his mother. Hamlet is torn between his great sadness and his desire for the revenge of his father's murder. "Hamlet" is a work of great complexity and as such has drawn many different critical interpretations. Hamlet has been seen as a victim of circumstance, as an impractical idealist, sufferer of an Oedipus complex, an opportunist wishing to kill his Uncle not for revenge but to ascend to the throne, sufferer of a great melancholy, a man blinded by his desire for revenge. True motivations of Hamlet are complex, enigmatic, have been debated for centuries. Read this classic tragedy - decide for yourself where Hamlet's true motivations lie and how they influence his ultimate demise.
#Collins.Classics.ed.
#Hamlet.Shakespeare.play
#Harper.Press/Harper.Collins
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London: Harper press/Harper Collins pub. 2011. Collins Classics ed. published 2011. Very Good + hardcover book 7.9 x 5.2 x 1 in. printed bound Great Britain-Clays limited St. Ives PLC. Nice hard cover - black titling is in beige / white cute little ribbons .VG-minimal wear on the dust cover - edges the underneath is a black cloth covered book with gold lettering on the spine...Many consider the tragedy of "Hamlet" to be Shakespeare's masterpiece, one of the greatest plays of all time. Has entertained audiences for centuries - role of Hamlet is one of the most sought after by actors.Story of Hamlet, the Prince of Denmark who learns of the death of his father at the hands of his uncle, Claudius. Claudius murders Hamlet's father, his own brother, to take the throne of Denmark and to marry Hamlet's widowed mother. Hamlet is sunk into a state of great despair as a result of discovering the murder of his father and the infidelity of his mother. Hamlet is torn between his great sadness and his desire for the revenge of his father's murder. "Hamlet" is a work of great complexity and as such has drawn many different critical interpretations. Hamlet has been seen as a victim of circumstance, as an impractical idealist, sufferer of an Oedipus complex, an opportunist wishing to kill his Uncle not for revenge but to ascend to the throne, sufferer of a great melancholy, a man blinded by his desire for revenge. True motivations of Hamlet are complex, enigmatic, have been debated for centuries. Read this classic tragedy - decide for yourself where Hamlet's true motivations lie and how they influence his ultimate demise.
#Collins.Classics.ed.
#Hamlet.Shakespeare.play
#Harper.Press/Harper.Collins
1 LB WOOD CUBE OFF
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- Bookseller
- Ruth Reaser LAXVESPA
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 562
- Title
- Hamlet hardcover
- Author
- William Shakespeare
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Collins Classics edition published 2011
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0007449275
- ISBN 13
- 9780007449279
- Publisher
- Harper press/Harper Collins publishers
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2011
- Keywords
- Hamlet Shakespeare plays
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