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Hamlet (Wordsworth Classics)
by William Shakespeare (Author); G. Blakemore Evans (Edited by)
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- Very Good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 1853260096
- ISBN 13
- 9781853260094
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About This Item
Ware, Hertfordshire, England, UK: Wordsworth Classics/Wordsworth Editions Limited, 1993. Reprinted 1993 . Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. 12mo or 12° (Duodecimo): 6¾" x 7¾" tall. Charles Folkard (Cover Illustration). 138 pp. Nearly flawless book with minimal external wear. Clean text. Small tear on front cover page fore-edge.
Synopsis
While King Henry IV rightly laments that his heir, the young Prince Hal, has not distinguished himself in battle, Hal is up to no good at the Boar's Head Tavern with his rotund cohort, Falstaff. With a rebellion rising against the throne at home, Hal lives it up in the ale houses of London, associating with petty schemers and masterminding practical jokes instead of military strategies. When his father sends a messenger to fetch his delinquent son, will Hal rally to the call? Written prior to 1596, this much-loved play is referred to in multiple memoirs and documents of the day and in subsequent decades, including Samuel Pepys's diary, attesting to its impact and popularity. Blending action that takes place at court with scenes of city life, HENRY IV PART 1 marks a turning-point in Shakespeare's oeuvre, as action unfolds simultaneously in diverse locations, lending texture and variety to the drama, and involving characters drawn not only from the ranks of court, but from London's seedier byways. The sway of chaos and order, the perennial theme of Shakespeare's histories, is present here in the juxtaposition of the political realm with the Epicurean.
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- Title
- Hamlet (Wordsworth Classics)
- Author
- William Shakespeare (Author); G. Blakemore Evans (Edited by)
- Illustrator
- Charles Folkard (Cover Illustration)
- Format/Binding
- Mass Market Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprinted 1993
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 1853260096
- ISBN 13
- 9781853260094
- Publisher
- Wordsworth Classics/Wordsworth Editions Limited
- Place of Publication
- Ware, Hertfordshire, England, UK
- Date Published
- 1993
- Keywords
- Shakespearen Studies, World Literature, British Literature, Classical Studies
- Size
- 12mo or 12° (Duodecimo): 6¾" x 7¾" tall
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- 12mo
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