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Hamlet: Oxford School Shakespeare

Hamlet: Oxford School Shakespeare Paperback - 2002

by Shakespeare, William

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  • Title Hamlet: Oxford School Shakespeare
  • Author Shakespeare, William
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition [ Edition: Repri
  • Condition Used - Good
  • Pages 208
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Oxford University Press, USA, Cary, North Carolina, U.S.A
  • Date 2002-06
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Bookseller's Inventory # GOR001913278
  • ISBN 9780198320494 / 0198320493
  • Weight 0.71 lbs (0.32 kg)
  • Dimensions 6.8 x 8.4 x 0.5 in (17.27 x 21.34 x 1.27 cm)
  • Ages 09 to 12 years
  • Grade levels 4 - 7
  • Reading level 610
  • Library of Congress subjects Shakespeare, William, Tragedies
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2002514236
  • Dewey Decimal Code 822.33

About this book

In this quintessential Shakespearean drama, Hamlets halting pursuit of revenge for his fathers death unfolds in a series of highly charged confrontations that climax in tragedy.   The play begins with the ghost of Hamlet's father revealing that he was killed by Hamlet's uncle, Claudius, who has now married Hamlet's mother, Gertrude. Consumed by grief and madness, Hamlet feigns insanity as he plots his revenge. His inner turmoil and moral dilemmas are explored through soliloquies, while the play delves into themes of revenge, betrayal, and the nature of existence. Ultimately, the tragic events unfold, resulting in a climax of death and the ascension of Fortinbras as the new ruler of Denmark.

First Edition Identification

Hodder & Stroughton published a First Edition, First Printing hardcover in New York, circa 1910. This edition was illustrated by W.G. Simmonds. The quarto is bound in green cloth boards with silt lettering and an introduction by Arthur Quiller-Couch.

The Cranach Presse published a first edition hardcover, illustrated by Edward Gordon Craig in 1929. 

Cambridge University Press published a First edition, First printing hardcover in 1985, Cambridge. Edited by Philip Edwards

Easton Press published a First Edition, First printing hardcover in 2008, Norwalk. The edition is leather-bound with 3 raised bands. 


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About the author

Roma Gill, the series editor, taught Shakespeare to all levels. She acted in and directed Shakespeare's plays throughout Britain and lectured on Shakespeare all over the world and was awarded the OBE in 1994 for services to English Literature. Roma Gill died earlier this year.