William Shakespeare : Narain's Hamlet (English)-Detailed Summary, Character-Sketches, Text with Paraphrase, Notes, Important Explanations, Questions and Answers  (Paperback, S.K. Banerjee)

CONTENTS : Chapter General Introduction History of the Elizabethan ‘Drama Life in Elizabethan England 7 The Elizabethan Stage Conditions Elizabethan Audience Life of Shakespeare Chronology of Chief Events in Shakespeare’s Life Chronology of Shakespeare’s Plays Classi?cation of Shakespeare’s Plays in the Folio of 1629 Development of Shakespeare’s Dramatic Art ’ Shakespeare’s Self-Revelation Shakespeare’s Learning: His Sources The Sequence of Shakespeare’s Plays Shakespeare’s Genius – As a Poet and Dramatist Shakespeare’s English ‘C Shakespeare’s Use of’ Rhyme in His Plays Shakespeare’s Use ’of Prose in His Plays Major Types of Plays written by Shakespeare Shakespearean Criticism introduction to the Play Scene-wise Summary of the Play Date and Text of Hamlet. Sources of the Play Sax0’s Story and Hamlet The German Hamlet Time of Action Construction of the Play Local Color and Atmosphere in Hamlet Autobiographical Elements in Hamlet Hamlet’s Mystery— Hamlet and Essex A Critical Estimate of the Play Hamlet as a Tragedy Hamlet as a Revenge Play Hamlet’s Madness The Ghost in Hamlet Soliloquics in Hamlet Hamlet-An Artistic Failure Some Inconsistencies in Hamlet Hamlet’s Character as Interpreted by Different Critics Select Critical Opinions Text with Paraphrase Explanations of Important Passages Questions and Answers Objective, Type Questions and their Answers Short Questions and Answers