Style in Hamlet

by Maurice Charney

Book Overview

Shakespeare intended his plays to be seen, not read. With this thought uppermost in mind, Charney offers here a provocative analysis of Hamlet, the most stylistically inventive of all Shakespeare's plays, strictly in terms of its style-by which he means the distinct modes of expression used by the playwright in accomplishing his dramatic ends. Careful consideration is given to the stagecraft of the play, to lighting and sound effects, gesture...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691621756
• ISBN13: 9780691621753
• Release Date: December 2015
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 356 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"