| Search Antiqbook |
Ask a question or
Order this book
Browse our books
Search our books
Book dealer info
CRAWFORD, JACK R. (EDITOR) Tragedy of Hamlet Prince of Denmark
Yale University Press, 1940. Small Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 1940 YALE SHAKESPEARE HARDCOVER. 203 pages. Minor shelf & cover edge wear. "William Shakspeare (baptised 26 April 1564 - died 23 April 1616) was an English poet and playwright. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer of the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. His surviving works include approximately 38 plays and 154 sonnets, as well as a variety of other poems.[II] He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon" (or simply "The Bard".) Shakespeare was born and raised in Stratford-upon-Avon, and at age eighteen married Anne Hathaway, with whom he had three children. Sometime between 1585 and 1592 Shakespeare moved to London, where he was an actor, writer, and part-owner of the playing company the Lord Chamberlain's Men (later known as the King's Men), with which he found financial success. Shakespeare appears to have retired to Stratford in 1613, where he died three years later at the age of 52. Shakespeare produced most of his known work between 1590 and 1612. He is one of the few playwrights of his time considered to have excelled in both tragedy and comedy, and many of his dramas, including Macbeth, Hamlet and King Lear, are ranked among the greatest plays of Western literature.[2] His works have greatly influenced subsequent theatre and literature, through their innovative use of plot, language, and genre. He is perhaps best known for expressing the wide range of human experience. He created complete human beings at a time when characters in many plays were either flat, or merely archetypes. Thus characters such as Macbeth and Shylock could commit despicable acts, yet still command the audience's sympathy because they were flawed human beings, not monsters. Shakespeare's works have been translated into every major living language[3] and performed all over the world. Shakespeare has even influenced the English language itself, and many of his quotations and neologisms have passed into everyday usage. There has been much speculation about Shakespeare, including whether the works attributed to him were actually written by another playwright, as well as his sexuality and religious beliefs." -- Wikipedia.
Offered for US$ 4.50 by: Yesterday's Muse Books - Book number: 063289