{"product_id":"hamlet-book-alistair-mccallum-9781899747078","title":"\"Hamlet\"","description":"The \u003ci\u003eShakespeare Handbooks\u003c\/i\u003e provide a helpful, straightforward guide to the work of the world's most celebrated dramatist. Along with a clear, easy-to-follow description of the plot, each book contains plenty of quotations from the text - with simple explanations of any unfamiliar words and phrases - and some thought-provoking comments from critics, past and present. \u003cbr\u003e The \u003ci\u003eShakespeare Handbooks\u003c\/i\u003e include a few intriguing Shakespearean facts and figures, too. How old was Shakespeare when he wrote \u003ci\u003eHamlet\u003c\/i\u003e? As an actor, which character did he probably play in the tragedy? Why do we all know the phrase 'Alas, poor Yorick?' What did Freud - and D.H. Lawrence - think about the play's central character? Who called the play 'vulgar and barbarous'? And who was Katherine Hamlet? \u003cbr\u003e If you're apprehensive about approaching a Shakespeare play, the \u003ci\u003eShakespeare Handbooks\u003c\/i\u003e provide the perfect introduction. They're ideal for students, theatregoers - in fact, anyone curious to know more about the greatest plays in the English language. \u003cbr\u003e These are a few of the appreciative comments we've received about the \u003ci\u003eShakespeare Handbooks\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003cbr\u003eTremendously useful in helping to understand Shakespeare's works - Dame Judi Dench. \u003cbr\u003eVery readable, very helpful - Kenneth Branagh. \u003cbr\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eShakespeare Handbooks\u003c\/i\u003e open the plays up admirably. Excellent for all levels of reader - everybody will get something from them. - Simon Callow.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49521749000465,"sku":"GOR004007738","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51053879558417,"sku":"NIN9781899747078","price":7.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ WELL_READ \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":51438341488913,"sku":"GOR010099124","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1899747079.jpg?v=1750725729","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/hamlet-book-alistair-mccallum-9781899747078","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}