| Hamlet Contributor(s): Shakespeare, William (Author) |
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ISBN: 1548787272 ISBN-13: 9781548787271 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $7.12 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics |
| Lexile Measure: 610 |
| Physical Information: 0.31" H x 6" W x 9" (0.44 lbs) 144 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 125511 Reading Level: 4.0 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 1.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, often shortened to Hamlet, is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare at an uncertain date between 1599 and 1602. Set in Denmark, the play dramatises the revenge Prince Hamlet is called to wreak upon his uncle, Claudius, by the ghost of Hamlet's father, King Hamlet. Claudius had murdered his own brother and seized the throne, also marrying his deceased brother's widow. Hamlet is Shakespeare's longest play, and is considered among the most powerful and influential works of world literature, with a story capable of "seemingly endless retelling and adaptation by others." The play likely was one of Shakespeare's most popular works during his lifetime, and still ranks among his most performed, topping the performance list of the Royal Shakespeare Company and its predecessors in Stratford-upon-Avon since 1879. It has inspired many other writers-from Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and Charles Dickens to James Joyce and Iris Murdoch-and has been described as "the world's most filmed story after Cinderella." |