Hamlet: The Undiscovered Country, Second Edition
Langue : anglais
Edité par Open House, 2013
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- Titre
- Hamlet: The Undiscovered Country, Second Edition
- Auteur
- Roth, Steve
- Éditeur
- Open House
- Année de publication
- 2013
- État de l'article
- Very Good
- Reliure
- Couverture souple
- Langue
- anglais
- ISBN à 10 chiffres
- 0970470215
- ISBN à 13 chiffres
- 9780970470218
- Édition
- 2ème Édition
"Gotta rave about this. This book was a joy to find!"
This book reads like a cross between a literary detective novel and a personal conversation with a passionate Shakespeare scholar. It explores troves of long-buried Hamlet lore, untangles centuries of commentary and criticism, and delivers the punch lines for a whole raft of Shakespeare’s remarkably involved in-jokes.
Roth tackles old arguments like Hamlet’s age (he’s sixteen), lays out the intricate time structure that’s embedded in the play, and unravels several of the play’s endless allusions that so “puzzle the will.” He depicts a dense, ironic web of political and dramatic tension in Elsinore (plus a great deal of very dark humor), and delivers one “Aha!” moment after another for lovers of the Bard’s greatest tragedy.
"There is so much ‘good stuff’ in this book. You’ve been able to cut to the chase, and avoid the muck that has accumulated around the play for 400 years." -Terri Bourus. Associate Professor, Indiana University
"This book will be enjoyed by anyone who enjoys the play Hamlet. Combining detailed historical context, impressive new critical readings, and an informal but well-informed style, it speaks as fluently to scholars as to non-specialists." -Dr. Gabriel Egan. Editor, Shakespeare: The Journal of the British Shakespeare Association
"Travelers into Roth’s uniquely researched ‘Undiscovered Country’ will find new pathways towards an understanding of Hamlet, prince and play. An exciting and informative experience for all readers of Shakespeare." -Jan Kinrade. Lecturer in English, Epping Forest College
"This is an unusual and appealing book. Academic criticism has often been criticized for having become an arcane pursuit only worth reading by the initiated. This book succeeds in bridging the gap between the professional academic and the general reader." -Dr. Matthew Steggle. Editor, Early Modern Literary Studies
"Reveals facts about the play I’ve never seen discussed anywhere else. It cuts deep into the text, addressing questions of character and cosmology with rare insight. Amidst the great, swirling sea of critical ink that’s been spilled on behalf of Shakespeare’s greatest work, this book stands out as being fresh, funny, and best of all, truly useful.’’ -Anthony Powell. Associate Artistic Director, Denver Center Theatre Company
Gotta rave about this. This book was a joy to find!
November 20, 2009 by KAH
It's a unique offering toward a new understanding of Hamlet. Well worth the price… Roth has an easy writing style, not bogged down in academe-speak; I've enjoyed it a couple of times, pondering his intriguing points. Roth makes a fascinating and convincing case for Hamlet's age being half that commonly thought. This is no esoteric point--it profoundly affects the way I experience the play, one of my favorite pieces of literature.
A fun and, hard to believe, innovative approach to Hamlet
March 29, 2011 by WriteStuff
More has probably been written about Hamlet, both play and character, than any other topic in the English language. And yet, here is something new. There's a persuasive, textually justified take on Hamlet's age, casting him as the teenager we all kind of know he is; but more, there's a comprehensive and fascinating approach both to the actual timeline of the play, and how that matches up against known events in Shakespeare's life. And that's not all--there are a wealth of links to other resources on the web, making it just the starting point for a thorough exploration. This is not a huge volume, but that's not a bad thing. The author avoids scholar-speak and impenetrable academic convolutions in favor of clear, conversational presentation of his ideas. There's more than enough here to merit inclusion in a syllabus for a class on Hamlet. A real find.
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À propos de l’auteur
Steve Roth's Shakespeare scholarship includes papers presented at a variety of international conferences, and articles in Early Modern Literary Studies, Notes & Queries, and the Ben Jonson Journal, all available at princehamlet.com.
Steve took his BA in Literature, Theory and Criticism from Western Washington University, and received his MA from New York University under the Oscar Dystel Fellowship, endowed by Bantam Books. He’s written, edited, and/or produced dozens of books, and has been a writer and editor for several magazines, including Publishers Weekly, Personal Publishing, Macworld, and Small Press. He’s been involved with various publishing startups, and in 1991 he co-founded Thunder Lizard Productions, where he spent nine years as president and CEO. He lives in Seattle with his two daughters.
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