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Hamlet | Хамлет - bilingual edition

Hamlet | Хамлет - bilingual edition

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Product Code:
1727-01
ISBN
978-619-152-814-1
SKU
22.0103
Year
31-03-2016
Translation
from English: Prof. Alexander Shurbanov
Pages
392
Size
145х235 мм
Weight
0.65 kg
Collection
Колекция "Класика"
Cover Type
Hardcover
Genre
Bilingual & Multilingual, Theater & Acting

William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare is the pre-eminent figure in English literature and an undisputed genius of global drama whose body of work redefined the boundaries of human self-understanding. Born in 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon, he combined profound philosophical insight with a masterful grasp of theatrical form, establishing himself as the central figure of the English Renaissance. His legacy encompasses 3…

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Shakespeare’s Hamlet is the first book of the new bilingual library "English Poetic Classics" by the East-West Publishing House. The bilingual format of this library provides readers with the opportunity to get deeper into the subtleties of the text regarding some of the most valuable works of English literature by comparing original text and its translation, and also to get into the specifics of poetic translation of classical works.

Hamlet is Shakespeare's most popular, and most puzzling, play. It follows the form of a "revenge tragedy," in which the hero, Hamlet, seeks vengeance against his father's murderer, his uncle Claudius, now the king of Denmark. Much of its fascination, however, lies in its uncertainties.

Among them: What is the Ghost--Hamlet's father demanding justice, a tempting demon, an angelic messenger? Does Hamlet go mad, or merely pretend to? Once he is sure that Claudius is a murderer, why does he not act? Was his mother, Gertrude, unfaithful to her husband or complicit in his murder?

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