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What Happens in Hamlet

J Dover Wilson author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Published:2nd Jan '51

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In this classic 1935 book, John Dover Wilson critiques Shakespeare's Hamlet.

John Dover Wilson's What Happens in Hamlet is a classic of Shakespeare criticism. The author critiques as well as brings out the significance of each part of the play. His analysis emphasises Shakespeare's dramatic art and shows how the play must be seen and heard to be understood. This is a readable, entertaining and scholarly book.John Dover Wilson's What Happens in Hamlet is a classic of Shakespeare criticism. First published in 1935, it is still being read throughout the English-speaking world and has been widely translated. Hamlet has excited more curiosity and aroused more debate than any other play ever written. Is Hamlet really mad? Does he really see his father's ghost, or is it an illusion? Is the ghost good or bad? What does it all mean? Dover Wilson brings out the significance of each part of the complex action, against the background. His analysis of the play emphasises Shakespeare's dramatic art and shows how the play must be seen and heard to be understood. This is a readable, entertaining and scholarly book.

ISBN: 9780521091091

Dimensions: 185mm x 123mm x 22mm

Weight: 349g

380 pages