'Hamlet' Without Hamlet

by Margreta de Grazia

Book Overview

'Hamlet' without Hamlet sets out to counter the modern tradition of abstracting the character Hamlet from the play. For over two centuries, Hamlet has been valued as the icon of consciousness: but only by ignoring the hard fact of his dispossession. By admitting that premise, this book brings the play to life around man's relation to land, from graves to estate to empire. Key preoccupations are thereby released, including the gendered imperatives...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521690366
• ISBN13: 9780521690362
• Release Date: January 2007
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"