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by William Shakespeare (Author), Harold Jenkins (Editor) "Lastly, let me entreat, and beseech, and adjure, and implore you not to write an essay on Hamlet ..." (more)
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Hamlet's latest editors have undertaken a heroic task with great
skill and thoroughnesss --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Professor James Shapiro, author of 1599: A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare
The new Arden Hamlet is a pathbreaking edition, one that promises
to change irrevocably our understanding of Shakespeare's greatest play --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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22 of 24 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The definitive Hamlet, 22 Jan 2002
By Hakon Soreide (Bergen, Norway) - See all my reviews
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The play itself should need no further introduction or comment.

The Arden Shakespeare is well-known in academic circles for their auhtoritative and comprehensive annotated editions of Shakespeare's works, and for the academic reader, this edition of Hamlet offers a lot of useful information.

There is a long section covering the different printed source editions of the play, and arguments of what source is chosen to be represented in the text of the play itself and why, Shakespeare's topical allusions, and lots more.

A large portion of the preface is also dedicated to discussing Shakespeare's own source for his play, the Ur-Hamlet, and of possible other plays, before or after Hamlet, using the same story.

The text pages are covered more with notes than with the play text itself, which can be a bit impractical when trying to read only the play, but for closer readings, most of the information is practically gathered on the page, with additional references to longer notes after the play text.

Notes include source disparities, word interpretations and also all of the traditionally debated items in the play.

All in all, an excellent edition for close readings and academic work on what is one of the most fascinating, poetic and humorous plays of all time.

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17 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Arden Shakespeare, 3 Nov 2007
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This review is from: "Hamlet": v. 2 (Arden Shakespeare.Third Series) (Paperback)
In some respects I think it'd be rather presumptuous of me to attempt to review Shakespeare. Someone so well known and influential wouldn't benefit from my opinions on their work, plus there are more scholarly and concise reviews out there. But I can comment on these Arden versions. Of all the Shakespeare I've read I've always found the Arden copies to be well laid out and to have excellent commentary and notes on the text. They really add to your understanding of Shakespeares outstanding plays and introduce you to the depth in his work. They have superb paper quality and are bound well, withstanding repeated readings and intensive study. For your collection of Shakespeare you can't do much better than Arden publications, some are quite hard to get hold of but it's worth the effort.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Arden Shakespeare, 3 Nov 2007
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In some respects I think it'd be rather presumptuous of me to attempt to review Shakespeare. Someone so well known and influential wouldn't benefit from my opinions on their work, plus there are more scholarly and concise reviews out there. But I can comment on these Arden versions. Of all the Shakespeare I've read I've always found the Arden copies to be well laid out and to have excellent commentary and notes on the text. They really add to your understanding of Shakespeares outstanding plays and introduce you to the depth in his work. They have superb paper quality and are bound well, withstanding repeated readings and intensive study. For your collection of Shakespeare you can't do much better than Arden publications, some are quite hard to get hold of but it's worth the effort.
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1.0 out of 5 stars Not a good edition at all
The introduction must be the worst example of scholarship I have ever seen in any Arden edition. Horrible sloppy thinking and trendy writing, of the sort usually found in gender... Read more
Published 6 months ago by H. A. Van Berg

4.0 out of 5 stars Probably the Best Edition of Hamlet
To one of the greatest plays ever written, this brings, if not a fresh look, certainly a more detailed examination of the text, bringing it to life in a way in a way that many do... Read more
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