Hamlet
by William Shakespeare
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good-
- Seller
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About This Item
Red cloth board covers with red spine. Gilt inlay on front and back covers. Gilt lettering on spine. Soiling on covers. Edge wear and corner bumps. Clean, tight pages and binding. Decorated FEPs. Published by The Macmillan Company in 1935. Fiction. Measures 6.75x4.5 with 230 pages. G
Synopsis
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.
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- ChapterNook (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1134
- Title
- Hamlet
- Author
- William Shakespeare
- Book Condition
- Used - Good-
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Macmillan Company
- Date Published
- 1935
- Pages
- 230
- Size
- 6.75 x 4.5
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- fiction, classic, collectible, shakespeare
- Bookseller catalogs
- Classics; Fiction; Collectible; Theater;
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Bumps
- Indicates that the affected part of the book has been impacted in such a way so as to cause a flattening, indention, or light...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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