{"product_id":"hamlet-9781442374362","title":"Hamlet","description":"\u003ch2\u003eHamlet Full-Cast Audio Drama - Folger Shakespeare Library Edition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFOLGER SHAKESPEARE LIBRARY\u003cbr\u003eThe World's Leading Center for Shakespeare Studies\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\nThe Folger Shakespeare Library, home to the world's largest Shakespeare collection, brings \u003ci\u003eHamlet\u003c\/i\u003e to life with this new full-length, full-cast dramatic recording of its definitive Folger Edition.\n\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout This Audio Production\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHamlet\u003c\/i\u003e--Shakespeare's most popular, and perhaps most puzzling play--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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis full-cast recording is expertly produced by the Folger Theatre and based on the most respected edition of Shakespeare's classic. The unabridged audio format captures the complete text with professional theatrical performance, making it an essential resource for students, teachers, and Shakespeare enthusiasts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eKey Features\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFull-length, full-cast dramatic recording\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBased on the definitive Folger Edition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnabridged audio presentation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProfessionally produced by Folger Theatre\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComplete Renaissance drama experience\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIdeal for academic study and personal enjoyment\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout the Folger Shakespeare Library\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Folger Shakespeare Library is a world-renowned research center on Shakespeare and on the early modern age in the West. Its conservation lab is a leading innovator in the preservation of rare materials. Its well-known public programs include plays, concerts, literary readings, family activities, and exhibitions, as well as numerous programs for students and teachers. The Folger also publishes the illustrated, completely re-edited Folger Editions of Shakespeare's plays, award-winning exhibition catalogs, and the journal \u003ci\u003eShakespeare Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e. The Folger opened in 1932 as a gift to the American nation from Henry Clay Folger and his wife Emily Jordan Folger. It is administered by a Board of Governors under the auspices of Amherst College, Henry Folger's alma mater.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout William Shakespeare\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWilliam Shakespeare was born in April 1564 in the town of Stratford-upon-Avon, on England's Avon River. When he was eighteen, he married Anne Hathaway. The couple had three children--an older daughter Susanna and twins, Judith and Hamnet. Hamnet, Shakespeare's only son, died in childhood. The bulk of Shakespeare's working life was spent in the theater world of London, where he established himself professionally by the early 1590s. He enjoyed success not only as a playwright and poet, but also as an actor and shareholder in an acting company. Although some think that sometime between 1610 and 1613 Shakespeare retired from the theater and returned home to Stratford, where he died in 1616, others believe that he may have continued to work in London until close to his death.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster Audio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50680915099922,"sku":"9781442374362","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_fcc956b3-853a-4f3b-b64a-244fa716bff6.jpg?v=1733945779","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/hamlet-9781442374362","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}