The Signet Classics edition of William Shakespeare's incomparable tragic play.

"To be, or not to be: that is the question"

There is arguably no work of fiction quoted as often as William Shakespeare'sHamlet.This haunting tragedy of a troubled Danish prince devoted to avenging his father's death has captivated audiences for centuries.

This title in the Signet Classics Shakespeare series includes:

• An overview of Shakespeare's life, world, and theater
• A special introduction to the play by the editor, Sylvan Barnet
• A note on the sources from which Shakespeare derivedHamlet
• Dramatic criticism from Samuel Taylor Coleridge, A.C. Bradley, Maynard Mack, and others
• A comprehensive stage and screen history of notable actors, directors, and productions ofHamlet
• Text, notes, and commentaries printed in the clearest, most readable format
• Recommended readings

Hamlet - William Shakespeare - Edited by Sylvan Barnet Samuel Taylor Coleridge:FromThe Lectures of 1811- 1812, Lecture XII
A. C. Bradley:FromShakespearean Tragedy
Maynard Mack: The World of Hamlet
Robert Ornstein:FromThe Moral Vision of Jacobean Tragedy

NEWLY ADDED ESSAYS:
Catherine Belsey:FromThe Subject of Tragedy
Carolyn Heilbrun: The Character of Hamlet?s Mother
Sylvan Barnet: ?Hamlet? on the Stage and Screen