| "Hamlet" (York Notes Advanced) | 
 enlarge | Author: William Shakespeare
Publisher: Longman
Category: Book
List Price: £6.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  5 reviews
Sales Rank: 462
Media: Paperback
Edition: New edition
Pages: 160
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 8.2 x 5.7 x 0.5
ISBN: 058278428X
Dewey Decimal Number: 808
EAN: 9780582784284
ASIN: 058278428X
Publication Date: August 29, 2003
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 Essential September 4, 2008
Really great book that can be used throughout A level study or as a last minute revision guide.
This would be a good investment March 23, 2004
19 out of 20 found this review helpful
I'm studying Hamlet at the moment and due to the nature of Shakespeare's over descriptive and complicated yet beautiful language, it's quite hard to follow and concentrate upon the plot. Though when I got this guide, I easily grasped what was happening and was able to concentrate more on the themes and language etc which you have to comment on in exams. It is helpful and gives lots of hints and info into what you're supposed to be focusing on in the scenes. It gives you ideas and pushes you in the right direction if you are struggling. It even has a glossary to simplify meanings and words. A more thorough understanding can be made from Hamlet and in the end you'll wonder why you didn't get this sooner. For five pounds, it's worth it, if you get an 'a' in your exams.
Getting to the Heart of Hamlet? February 23, 2004
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
This is one of the most thorough study guides on the market, not likely to confuse anyone and particularly well informed on the latest developments in critical approaches to the play though never too dense for the average school student to digest. The scene summaries and commentaries are models of clarity and precision whilst the textual analyses are searching, provocative and incisive. There is an excellent bibliography and useful pointers to websites, films and theatrical tradition. An invaluable introduction to advanced studies and a handy revision tool for teachers pressurised to work on the play at short notice!
 Nice clear summary of the action April 15, 2002
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
The best aspect of this guide to Hamlet is the careful scene-by-scene summary of the action. The plot seems not so tricky to follow, after all. It's also good to be reminded of the significant differences between the quarto and folio versions of the play. Perhaps the authors should have devoted a bit more space to the really big issue raised by the play: the intermingling of good and evil in human existence. The assessment of Ophelia's character is strangely thin, as well. But it's very helpful, all in all.
A difficult task April 10, 2000
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
To make an "informative" notebook on such a vast and complicated work, will never be easy. There are simply too many interpretative opportunities. But York Notes list up most of the basics, in a comprehensive manner.
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