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Hamlet's Perfection by William Kerrigan (1996, Trade Paperback)
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Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press ISBN 13: 9780801854682. Author: Prof William Kerrigan ISBN 10: 0801854687. Title: Hamlet's Perfection Item Condition: New. Will be clean, not soiled or stained.
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Product Identifiers
PublisherJohns Hopkins University Press
ISBN-100801854687
ISBN-139780801854682
eBay Product ID (ePID)943190
Product Key Features
Number of Pages200 Pages
Publication NameHamlet's Perfection
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year1996
SubjectShakespeare, European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
FeaturesReprint
TypeTextbook
AuthorWilliam Kerrigan
Subject AreaLiterary Criticism, Drama
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.5 in
Item Weight8.8 Oz
Item Length8.5 in
Item Width5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN93-020717
Dewey Edition20
Reviews""Kerrigan's reading of the tradition is illuminating, subtle, informed, and informative, and he uses it to establish his reading of the play, working within the tradition but extending it to hitherto unseen and insightful ways."", "Kerrigan's reading of the tradition is illuminating, subtle, informed, and informative, and he uses it to establish his reading of the play, working within the tradition but extending it to hitherto unseen and insightful ways."-- Philosophy and Literature, Kerrigan's reading of the tradition is illuminating, subtle, informed, and informative, and he uses it to establish his reading of the play, working within the tradition but extending it to hitherto unseen and insightful ways.
Grade FromCollege Graduate Student
Dewey Decimal822.33
Edition DescriptionReprint
SynopsisHow does the rash yet serene Hamlet of act 5 arise from the passive and grief-stricken Hamlet of act 1? What path leads him from sickened thoughts of birth and incest to the certainty that thoughtfulness itself must be escaped through bold action? The roles of Senecan avenger and patient Christian may seem worlds apart, observes William Kerrigan, but Shakespeare fused them in a character that has fascinated the world for centuries. In this lively study, Kerrigan celebrates both Hamlet's perfectionthe character's creation of new ideals out of an inheritance of disillusionment--and Hamlet 's perfection--the play's brilliance as Shakespeare's greatest tragedy. Kerrigan's approach reflects his interests in literary formalism, historical scholarship, intellectual history, and psychoanalysis., How does the rash yet serene Hamlet of Act 5 arise from the passive and grief-stricken Hamlet of Act 1? What path leads him from sickened thoughts of birth and incest to the certainty that thoughtfulness itself must be escaped through bold action? The roles of Senecan avenger and patient Christian may seem worlds apart, observes William Kerrigan, but Shakespeare fused them in a character that has fascinated the world for centuries. In this lively study, Kerrigan celebrates both Hamlet's perfectionthe character's creation of new ideals out of an inheritance of disillusionment--and Hamlet 's perfection--the play's brilliance as Shakespeare's greatest tragedy. Kerrigan's approach reflects his interests in literary formalism, historical scholarship, intellectual history, and psychoanalysis., How does the rash yet serene Hamlet of act 5 arise from the passive and grief-stricken Hamlet of act 1? What path leads him from sickened thoughts of birth and incest to the certainty that thoughtfulness itself must be escaped through bold action? The roles of Senecan avenger and patient Christian may seem worlds apart, observes William Kerrigan, ......
