The First Quarto of Hamlet

The first quarto of Hamlet is radically different from the second quarto and Folio versions of the play and about half their length. But despite its uneven verbal texture and simpler characterisation the first quarto presents its own workable alternatives to the longer texts reordering and combining key plot elements and even including a unique scene between Horatio and the Queen. This new critical edition is designed for students scholars and actors who are intrigued by the first printed text o...See More