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British literature History 16th century British literature History 17th century Camps Fiction Camps Juvenile fiction Hamlet (Legendary character) Hamlet (Legendary character) Drama Princes Denmark Drama Shakespeare, William 1564-1616 Shakespeare, William 1564-1616 Drama Shakespeare, William 1564-1616 Film and video adaptationsO'Farrell, Maggie
Summary: "A thrilling departure: a short, piercing, deeply moving novel about the death of Shakespeare's 11 year old son Hamnet--a name interchangeable with Hamlet in 15th century Britain--and the years leading up to the production of his great play. England, 1580. A young Latin tutor--penniless, bullied by a violent father--falls in love with an extraordinary, eccentric young woman--a wild creature who...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2020
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC O'FACopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC OFACopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: FiC OFACopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: Fiction O'FarrellSummary: A contemporary adaptation of Shakespeare's epic story of passion, betrayal and revenge. The president of the Denmark Corporation is dead, and already his wife is remarried to the man suspected of his murder. No one is more troubled by this than her son, Hamlet. Now, after this hostile takeover, trust is impossible, passion is on the rise and vengeance is in the air.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2001
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA HAMSummary: Prince of Denmark, Hamlet, returns home to find his father murdered and his mother remarrying the murderer. Meanwhile, war is brewing.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Home Video 2007
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA HAMSummary: Hamlet, a prince of medieval-era Denmark, senses treachery behind his royal father's death. His mother is all too dangerously entangled in that treachery. This film portrays Shakespeare's immortal tale of high adventure and evil deeds.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Home Video 2004
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA HAMCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD HAMSummary: The classic version of Shakespeare's Hamlet, the towering tragedy of the Danish prince who feigns madness to trap his father's murderer.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: The Criterion Collection 2000
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA HAMSummary: Youthful innocence and passionate love are lost to greed, deceit and murder in Shakespeare's immortal "Hamlet." Hamlet is visited one dark night in a dream by the spirit of his dead father, proclaiming his untimely death at the hand of his own brother, Claudius. Greed is the motive. The prize is the throne and his beloved wife, Gertrude.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by Artisan Home Entertainment 2001
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA HAMShakespeare, William
Summary: Presents the original text of Shakespeare's play side by side with a modern version, with marginal notes and explanations and full descriptions of each character.
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Publisher / Publication Date: SparkNotes 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Word Play ShakespeareBranagh, Kenneth.
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton & Co. 1996
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 791.4372 BRAShakespeare, William
Summary: Presents the original text of Shakespeare's play side by side with a modern version, discusses the author and the theater of his time, and provides quizzes and other study activities.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Barron's 1986
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: A Danish prince avenges the murder of his father, the king, by killing his uncle Claudius who murdered the king, usurped the throne, and married Hamlet's mother, Gertrude. Hamlet, considered the most complex of all Shakespeare's characters, examines the fundamental issues of justice, guilt, and death.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ambrose Video Pub. 1980
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1 available in Performing Arts DVDs, Call number: DVD PERFORMING ARTS HAMSummary: Winner of five Academy Awards, the International Grand Prix of Venice, the New York Film Critic's Award, and the Parents Magazine Award for Extraordinary Merit, Olivier's Hamlet is no doubt the premier teaching tool for Shakespeare classes-Olivier's breadth of view of both the protagonist and the entire play will be enjoyed again and again by the teacher, while making the text comprehensible...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: When his Tucson, AZ school's theater department is threatened to be cut, failed-actor-turned-high-school-drama-teacher Dana Marschz writes a play that he hopes will solve everything. He decides to write a sequel to Shakespeare's Hamlet. Now, the drama department will stage one of the most politically incorrect musical extravaganzas ever seen. Dana and his class will put it all on the line for a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Universal Studios Home Entertainment 2008
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Place a hold to request this item.Hunt, Marvin W.
Summary: Setting itself apart from the usual discussions about Hamlet, Hunt here demonstrates that Hamlet is much more than we take him to be. Much more than the sum of his parts--more than just tragic, sexy youth and more than just vain cruelty--Hamlet is a reflection of our own aspirations and neuroses. This book investigates the many searches for Hamlet, from their origins in Danish mythology through...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Palgrave Macmillan 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 822.33 HUNShakespeare, William
Summary: "Distressed by his father's death and his mother's over-hasty remarriage, Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, is faced by a spectre from beyond the grave bearing a grim message of murder and revenge"--Container.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Audio Partners 2003
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2 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 822.33 ShakeMcDonald, Megan
Summary: "It's spring break, and Stink is faced with a difficult choice: hang out at home with his sister, Judy, or become a Shakespeare Sprite with his friend Sophie of the Elves. Hanged be! When Sophie tells Stink that there will be swordplay and cursing at Shakespeare camp, his choice is made. But wait! How now? The eager young thespian hadn't counted on Riley Rottenberger being a Sprite, too. And he...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2018
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1 available in Juvenile- Series, Call number: J Fiction Series McDonald 2020Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED MCDBloom, Harold.
Summary: 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...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Riverhead Books 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 822.33 BLOSummary: Shakespeare's troubled character comes to life in this program in the capable hands of leading scholars, as they discuss the major themes of the play, its plot, and the actions of its main characters. Analyzing key scenes, scholars Russell Jackson and Stanley Wells of Stratford-upon-Avon offer insights into the underlying meaning of Hamlet's eloquent soliloquies, as well as the play's eight...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005