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Hamlet

Harold Bloom

2003176 pagesabout 3–4 hours
2003
first published
  • 2003Canongate Books Ltd · 176 pagesISBN 9781841954615
  • 2003Riverhead Hardcover · 176 pages · ENGISBN 9781573222334
  • 2004Riverhead Trade · 176 pages · ENGISBN 9781573223775

Hamlet: poem Unlimited is Bloom's attempt to uncover the mystery of both Prince Hamlet and the play itself, how both prince and drama are able to break through the conventions of theatrical mimesis and the representation of character, making us question the very nature of theatrical illusion. In twenty-five brief chapters, Bloom takes us through the major soliloquies, scenes, characters, and action of the play, to explore the enigma at the heart of the drama, that is central to its universal appeal.

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