Newly revised, this edition of Hamlet features an extensive overview of Shakespeare's life and world; an editor's introduction; a note on the sources; dramatic criticism from the past and present; a comprehensive stage and screen history of notable actors, directors and productions; and more. nThe Signet Classics edition of William Shakespeare's incomparable tragic play. nTo be, or not to be: that is the question n nThere is arguably no work of fiction quoted as often as William Shakespeare's Hamlet. This haunting tragedy of a troubled Danish prince devoted to avenging his father's death has captivated audiences for centuries. n nThis revised Signet Classics edition includes unique features such as: n n

• •An overview of Shakespeare's life, world, and theater n
• •A special introduction to the play by the editor, Sylvan Barnet n- Sources from which Shakespeare derived Hamlet n
• •Dramatic criticism from Samuel Taylor Coleridge, A. C. Bradley, Maynard Mack, and others n
• •A comprehensive stage and screen history of notable actors, directors, and productions n
• •Text, notes, and commentaries printed in the clearest, most readable text n
• •And more...n