Hamlet (Paperback)

This manga slightly alters the Shakespearean tragedy's content and presents the play in a left-to-right reading pattern rather than the authentic right-to-left manga style. The Americanized format will assist readers who find Shakespeare difficult to understand and the classic dialogue confusing. In a decimated future cyberpunk world laced with technology, the tragedy unfolds. The famous characters, each with a different hairstyle for instant identification, are introduced in the work's frontmatter. Illustrations that repeatedly shift in mood, from mysterious sensations to edgy action, become integral to the story. Enhanced by the stark black-and-white sketches, Hamlet's facial expressions allow students to feel his inner turmoil. Dialogue circles set the pace by guiding the reader from panel to panel in a logical eye-movement pattern. Famous quotes from the play such as, "Get thee to a nunnery," are directly linked to illustrations clarifying exactly when in the play's sequence they occur and which character is speaking. Refreshingly clear, this adaptation is recommended for all libraries serving teens. (Graphic novel. YA) (Kirkus Reviews)

The future - a divided world. A great quake divides our planet. Separate colonies have formed and the state of Denmark has grown seemingly prosperous. Its founding family is wealthy; their residence a palace equal to those of ages past. Success, though, breeds corruption - and it could be that the greatest threat of all, over and above challenges from other states, comes from within the walls of Elsinore. The young Hamlet, grieving over his father's death, is plunged into a dark world of misgiving and suspicion when the ghost of his sire appears to him...

General

Imprint:	Selfmadehero
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Manga Shakespeare
Release date:	2007
Authors:	Emma Vieceli
Original authors:	William Shakespeare
Adapted by:	Richard Appignanesi
Dimensions:	210 x 150 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	196
ISBN-13:	978-0-9552856-1-5
Categories:	Books > Fiction > Special features > Graphic novels Books > Language & Literature > Literature: texts > Drama texts, plays > 16th to 18th centuries > Shakespeare plays, texts Promotions
LSN:	0-9552856-1-5
Barcode:	9780955285615

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