Hamlet Critical Essays [Paperback]

A comprehensive collection of the best writing about this Shakespearian play, both as dramatic literature and theatrical performance, this book is an excellent resource companion to the text. This collected wisdom was originally published in 1986. It contains pieces of commentary from as far back as the late 18th Century but also highly acclaimed critical pieces from more recent years, organised into six general themes.Preface  Introduction  Part 1: The Play  1. Shakespeare: An Address, 1916, Apr. 23G.L. Kittredge  2. 'Endnote to Hamlet'Samuel Johnson  3. Hamlet: An Historical and Comparative StudyE.E. Stoll  4. 'The World of Hamlet' Maynard Mack  5. Form and Meaning in DramaH.D. Kitto  6. The Idea of a TheaterFrancis Fergusson  7. The Dream of LearningD.G. James  8. The Question of HamletHarry Levin  9. 'Hamlet, Duellist' Sheldon P. Zittner  10. The Comic Matrix of Shakespeare's TragediesSusan Snyder 11. 'The Structural Pattern of Shakespeare's Tragedies'  Marco Mincoff  Part 2: Hamlet the Character  12. Coleridge on ShakespeareR.A. Foakes  13. Characters of Shakespeare's PlaysWilliam Hazlitt  14. Course of Lectures on Dramatic Art and LiteratureAugustus Schlegel  15. Shakespearean TragedyA.C. Bradley  16. Character Problems in Shakespeare's PlaysLevin Schucking  17. Hamlet and OedipusErnest Jones  18. Hamlet: A Study in Critical Method A.J. Waldock  19. The Meanings of HamletP. Gottschalk  Part 3: Scenes and Characters &nlse