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The Renaissance Hamlet: Issues and Responses in 1600
By (Author) Roland Mushat Frye
Princeton University Press
Princeton University Press
23rd September 2014
United States
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
Literary studies: c 1600 to c 1800
822.33
Paperback
416
Width 203mm, Height 254mm
794g
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 as a vigorous and determined figure in confrontat