An edition of Four Great Tragedies (Hamlet / King Lear / Macbeth / Othello) (1924)

Four Great Tragedies

Hamlet / Othello / King Lear / Macbeth

1st Signet printing (2)

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An edition of Four Great Tragedies (Hamlet / King Lear / Macbeth / Othello) (1924)

Four Great Tragedies

Hamlet / Othello / King Lear / Macbeth

1st Signet printing (2)

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THE GREAT TRAGIC PLAYS OF SHAKESPEARE
What is tragedy? The Elizabethans defined it as a "lofty" play showing "personages of great state" caught up in a "lamentable" action that "beginners prosperously and endeth unfortunately." Whether judged by this or any other standard, the plays selected for this collection -- Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, and Macbeth -- are considered to be the four central works of Shakespearean tragedy and must be included in any list of the world's finest tragic literature. And to make these plays more accessible for the modern reader, this edition includes the following special features:
An introduction by Sylvan Barnet, general editor of the Signet Classic Shakespeare series
Reliable texts by noted Shakespeare scholars
Texts printed in the clearest, most readable type
Name of each speaker given in full
Detailed footnotes at the bottom of each page keyed to the numbered lines of the text
Textual notes
Extensive bibliographies

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New American Library
Language
English
Pages
576

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performing arts, Succession, Fathers, Regicide, Tragedy, classic literature, fathers succession, quartos, regicides, English literature, juvenile literature, production and direction, inheritance and succession, Britons, English plays, ageing parents, scripts, English young adult drama, fathers and daughters, English language, open_syllabus_project, Drama, Princes, English drama (Tragedy), English drama, Texts, Kings and rulers, Murder victims' families, Revenge, Plays, Death, Homicide, Juvenile drama, Children's plays, English, Drama texts, Drama texts: from c 1900 -, Fiction, Shakespeare, Shakespeare plays, Chinese language materials, Bilingual, Shakespeare, william, 1564-1616, tragedies, British and irish drama (dramatic works by one author), Shakespeare, william, 1564-1616, hamlet, Shakespeare, william, 1564-1616, king lear, Shakespeare, william, 1564-1616, othello, Hamlet (Legendary character), Othello (Fictitious character)

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Claudius, Hamlet, Polonius, Horatio, Laertes, Voltimand, Cornelius, Rosencrantz, Guildenstern, Osric, Gentleman, Priest, Marcellus, Bernardo, Francisco, Reynaldo, Players, Two Clowns, Fortinbras, Captain, English Ambassadors, Gertrude, Ophelia, Lords, Ladies, Officers, Soldiers, Sailors, Messengers, Attendants, Ghost of Hamlet's father

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Denmark, Norway, Great Britain, Russia

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1066-1687, 16th century, 17th century, Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600, Germanic invasions, 3rd-6th centuries

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Cover of: Four Great Tragedies
Four Great Tragedies: Hamlet / Othello / King Lear / Macbeth
1982 05, New American Library
Mass Market Paperback in English - 1st Signet printing (2)

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Book Details

First Sentence

"Enter Barnardo and Francisco, two sentinels."

Edition Notes

A Signet Classic
US/CAN

Published in
New York, USA
Copyright Date
1982

Contributors

Introduction
Sylvan Barnet

The Physical Object

Format
Mass Market Paperback
Pagination
xx, 576p.
Number of pages
576

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL7576804M
Internet Archive
fourgreattragedi00will
ISBN 10
0451519493
ISBN 13
9780451519498
OCLC/WorldCat
863367659, 928204395
Amazon ID (ASIN)
0451519493
Library Thing
3317996
Goodreads
2964018

Work Identifiers

Work ID
OL258888W

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amazon.com record
Better World Books record

Work Description

Contains:

  • Hamlet
  • King Lear
  • Macbeth
  • Othello

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A recurring motif in Hamlet is of a seemingly healthy exterior concealing an interior sickness.
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