Shakespeare: Hamlet (Landmarks of World Literature)

Paul Cantor provides a new and clearly structured introduction to Shakespeare's most famous tragedy. Hamlet's status as tragic hero and the central enigma of the delayed revenge are seen in the light of the play's historical place in the Renaissance at the crossroads of the Christian and the classical traditions. The dramatic and poetic techniques used in the play are discussed, and a final chapter deals with the uniquely varied reception of Hamlet on the stage and in literature generally, from the seventeenth century to the present day.Paul A. Cantor is the author of 'Shakespeare: Hamlet (Landmarks of World Literature)', published 1989 under ISBN 9780521341905 and ISBN 0521341906.