HAMLET, Shakespeare

The work of the world's greatest dramatist in authoritative texts edited by outstanding scholars

Unique features of the signet classic Shakespeare

Special introduction to the play by the editor, Edward Hubler, Princeton University
General discussion of Shakespeare's life, world, and theater by general editor of the Signet Classic Shakespeare series, Sylvan Barnet, Tufts University.
Special note on the sources on which Shakespeare drew for Hamlet
Dramatic criticism from the past and present; commentaries by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, William Hazliit, A.C. Bradley, Harley Granville-Barker, Wolfgang Clemen, Maynard Mack, Robert Ornstein, Carolyn Heilbrun
A new comprehensive stage history of notable actors, directors, and productions of Hamlet, then and now.
Text and commentaries printed in the clearest most readable type
Detailed footnotes at the bottom of each page of the play keyed to the numbered lines of the text.