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To Be or Not to Be

By Douglas Bruster

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To Be or Not to Be

By Douglas Bruster

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Hamlet's "To be or not to be" soliloquy is quoted more often than any other passage in Shakespeare.  It is arguably the most famous speech in the Western world - though few of us can remember much about it. This book carefully unpacks the individual words, phrases and sentences of Hamlet's soliloquy in order to reveal how and why it has achieved its remarkable hold on our culture. Hamlet's speech asks us to ask some of the most serious questions there are regarding knowledge and existence. In it, Shakespeare also expands the limits of the English language. Douglas Bruster therefore reads Hamlet's famous speech in "slow motion" to highlight its material, philosophical and cultural meaning and its resonance for generations of actors, playgoers and readers.
Product details
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
124
Release Date:
2007-04-15
Publication Date:
2007-04-01
Publisher:
Continnuum-3PL
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0826489974
ISBN13:
9780826489975
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
297 g
Height:
145 cm
Width:
222 cm
Thickness:
11 cm
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