Hamlet: Shakespeare: The Critical Tradition, Volume 2
(Hardback)
Publishing Details
Hamlet: Shakespeare: The Critical Tradition, Volume 2
By (Author) Marvin W. Hunt
Series edited by Professor Brian Vickers
Series edited by Joseph Candido
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
The Arden Shakespeare
20th February 2025
United Kingdom
Classifications
Professional and Scholarly
Non Fiction
Literary studies: c 1600 to c 1800
822.33
Physical Properties
Hardback
368
Width 156mm, Height 234mm
Description
A companion to volume 1, Hamlet: Shakespeare: The Critical Tradition, Volume 2 presents key critical accounts of Hamlet from 1885-1964. The volume offers, in separate sections, both critical opinions about the play across the centuries and an evaluation of their positions within and their impact on the reception of the play. The volume features criticism from leading literary figures, such as Sigmund Freud, T.S. Eliot, A.C. Bradley, Helena Faucit Saville and Matthew Arnold. The chronological arrangement of the text-excerpts engages the readers in a direct and unbiased dialogue, whereas the introduction offers a critical evaluation from a current stance, including modern theories and methods. The volume makes a major contribution to our understanding of the play and of the traditions of Shakespearean criticism surrounding it as they have developed from century to century.
Author Bio
Marvin W. Hunt teaches at North Carolina State University, USA.
