- Published: 1 January 1998
- ISBN: 9780451526922
- Imprint: Signet
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 368
- RRP: $14.99
Hamlet
Staged: the origins of YA’s greatest tropes











STAGED: Timeless tropes, enduring stories - a new Puffin Classics collection
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's Hamlet. 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 derived Hamlet
• 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 of Hamlet
• Text, notes, and commentaries printed in the clearest, most readable format
• Recommended readings
- Published: 1 January 1998
- ISBN: 9780451526922
- Imprint: Signet
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 368
- RRP: $14.99