Hamlet (Spanish Edition) - by William Shakespeare (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

En una gélida noche, tan funesta que el viento se vuelve mensajero de terribles presagios, Hamlet, Horacio y tres soldados se reúnen con el propósito de desentrañar el misterio en torno al espectro que ha aparecido en las últimas noches cerca del castillo. Solo hablará con Hamlet, pues esa criatura castigada a vagar por las tierras de Elsinor fue su padre, el último rey de Dinamarca. Su hermano Claudio le traicionó arrebatándole la vida, el trono y su reina. Un horrible crimen que reclama justicia.

Frente al magnífico texto original presentamos la versión de Tomás Segovia, una de las más apreciadas en español. Asimismo, cuenta con una introducción a cargo de Alan Sinfield, catedrático emérito de literatura inglesa de la Universidad de Sussex.

ENGLISH DESCRIPTION

"At this moment I could drink hot blood, and do such bitter things that day would tremble to look upon them." --Version and epilogue by Tomás Segovia.

Introduction by Alan Sinfield, Emeritus Professor at the University of Sussex.

Hamlet is Shakespeare's most popular, and most puzzling, play. It follows the form of a "revenge tragedy," in which the hero, Hamlet, seeks vengeance against his father's murderer, his uncle Claudius, now the king of Denmark. Much of its fascination, however, lies in its uncertainties.

Among them: What is the Ghost--Hamlet's father demanding justice, a tempting demon, an angelic messenger? Does Hamlet go mad, or merely pretend to? Once he is sure that Claudius is a murderer, why does he not act? Was his mother, Gertrude, unfaithful to her husband or complicit in his murder?

Many consider the tragedy of Hamlet to be Shakespeare's masterpiece and one of the greatest plays of all time. It is the story of Hamlet, the Prince of Denmark who learns of the death of his father at the hands of his uncle, Claudius. Claudius murders Hamlet's father, his own brother, to take the throne of Denmark and to marry Hamlet's widowed mother. Hamlet is sunk into a state of great despair as a result of discovering the murder of his father and the infidelity of his mother. Hamlet is torn between his great sadness and his desire for the revenge of his father's murder.

Hamlet is a work of great complexity and as such has drawn many different critical interpretations.

Alongside the magnificent original text, we present the version by Tomás Segovia, one of the most highly regarded in Spanish. It also includes an introduction by Alan Sinfield, Emeritus Professor of English Literature at the University of Sussex.

About the Author

Cuatro años despuÃ(c)s de su llegada a Londres hacia 1588, ya habÃ-a obtenido un notable Ã(c)xito como dramaturgo y actor teatral, lo que pronto le valiÃ3 el mecenazgo de Henry Wriothesley, tercer conde de Southampton. De haberse dedicado ðnicamente a la poesÃ-a, Shakespeare habrÃ-a pasado de todas formas a la historia por poemas como Venus y Adonis, La violaciÃ3n de Lucrecia o sus Sonetos. Sin embargo, fue en el campo del teatro donde Shakespeare realizÃ3 grandes y trascendentales logros. No en vano es el responsable principal del florecimiento del teatro isabelino, uno de los mascarones de proa de la incipiente hegemonÃ-a mundial de Inglaterra.

A lo largo de su carrera escribiÃ3, modificÃ3 y colaborÃ3 en decenas de obras teatrales, de las cuales podemos atribuirle plenamente treinta y ocho, que perviven en nuestros dÃ-as gracias a su genio y talento. William Shakespeare muriÃ3 el 23 de abril de 1616 en su ciudad natal, habiendo conocido el favor del pðblico y el Ã(c)xito econÃ3mico.