The Renaissance Hamlet : issues and responses in 1600 /

Drawing on recent advances in historical knowledge, the author describes contemporary attitudes toward issues such as rebellion, conscience, regicide, incest, retribution, and mourning. His investigation reveals a number of convincing new reasons for viewing Hamlet not as an irresolute young man but...

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Main Author: Frye, Roland Mushat.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©1984.
Series:Princeton legacy library
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Illustrations
  • Acknowledgments
  • ONE. The Form and Pressure of the Time
  • TWO. Problems, Challenges, and Ambiguities
  • THREE. The Court and the Prince
  • FOUR. Choosing Sides
  • FIVE. The Deliberate Prince
  • SIX. The Prince amid the Tombs
  • SEVEN. Finale
  • APPENDICES
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • General Index.