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Hamlet: Parallel Texts of the First and Second Quartos and the First Folio
Excerpt from Hamlet
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Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books.
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. This text has been digitally restored from a historical edition. Some errors may persist, however we consider it worth publishing due to the work's historical value.
The digital edition of all books may be viewed on our website before purchase.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books.
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. This text has been digitally restored from a historical edition. Some errors may persist, however we consider it worth publishing due to the work's historical value.
The digital edition of all books may be viewed on our website before purchase.
327 pages, Paperback
First published September 27, 2015
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February 6, 2018
Most enjoyable to see the many variations. Version where Hamlet was just a late teen explains his prevarications, as opposed to the version where he was a young man. Did Hamlet happen to meet Ophelia in the gallery or did he go to her rooms, and did this mean he went there often? I always wondered why people questioned whether Hamlet was feigning madness or really becoming unstable. Did Hamlet know whom was behind the curtain in his mother's room? Why all these changes? Did the plays develop? Did actors write what they remembered of their parts? Did copyists for the publishers omit, miss, change from the master copy? Variations on wonderfulness for savoring and speculation. Good buy.
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