哈姆雷特

List of illustrationsGeneral editors' prefacePrefaceIntroduction　The challenges of Hamlet　　The challenge of acting Hamlet　　The challenge of editing Hamlet　　The challenge to the greatness of Hamlet:Hamlet versus Lear　Hamlet in our time　　The soliloquies and the modernity of Hamlet　　Hamlet and Freud　　Reading against the Hamlet tradition　Hamlet in Shakespeare's time　　Hamlet at the turn of the century　　The challenge of dating Hamlet

List of illustrationsGeneral editors' prefacePrefaceIntroduction　The challenges of Hamlet　　The challenge of acting Hamlet　　The challenge of editing Hamlet　　The challenge to the greatness of Hamlet:Hamlet versus Lear　Hamlet in our time　　The soliloquies and the modernity of Hamlet　　Hamlet and Freud　　Reading against the Hamlet tradition　Hamlet in Shakespeare's time　　Hamlet at the turn of the century　　The challenge of dating Hamlet　 Was there an earlier Hamlet play?　 Are there any early references to Shakespeare's play?　 Can we date Hamlet in relation to other contemporary plays?　 Hamlet's first performances　 The story of Hamlet　　Murder most foul An antic disposition　　'Sentences', speeches and thoughts The composition of Hamlet　　The quartos and the Folio 　 The quartos　 The First Folio The relationship of Q2 to Q1　 The relationship ofF to Q2 　 What, then, of Q1 ?　　Editorial practice　 Why a three-text edition?　Hamlet on stage and screen　 Hamlet and his points　 Enter the director　 Hamlet and politics Novel Hamlets　 Hamlet meets Fielding, Goethe, Dickens and　others　 Hamlet and women novelists　 Prequels and sequels　The continuing mystery of Hamlet　THE TRAGICAL HISTORY OF　 HAMLET, PRINCE OF DENMARK The Second Quarto (1604-5)Appendices1 Folio-only passages2 The nature of the texts The early printed texts　The early quartos　The First Folio　The quartos and folios after 1623 Modern editors at work　The written text　The performed text　The printed text　The multiple text　A common position?　Our procedure as editors of Hamlet Determining transmission　Editorial principles Lineation and punctuation Textual tables3 Editorial conventions and sample passages Conventions　Proper names　Act and scene numbers　Commentary　Textual notes Sample passages4 The act division at 3.4/4.1　The editorial tradition　The theatrical tradition　Our decisions for the new Arden Hamlet5 Casting6 MusicAbbreviations and references　Abbreviations used in notes　Works by and partly by Shakespeare　Editions of Shakespeare collated　Other works citedIndex

悲剧《哈姆雷特》代表莎士比亚的最高戏剧成就，成为世界各国人民最喜欢的文学作品之一。描述丹麦王驾崩后，守夜卫兵看见老王幽魂出现。告知哈姆雷特王子。而王子的叔父服丧未满，即娶其嫂继承王位。王子与幽魂对话，获知叔父谋害父王之真相。王子为证实真相装疯卖傻，导演了一出老王被毒杀的短剧，请新王与新后观赏。新王当即脸色大变，被哈姆雷特看穿，确信了父亲的灵魂所言属实。新王把哈姆雷特送到了英国，暗中拜托英皇杀了他。哈姆雷特的情人饱受失恋之苦加上父亲被王子误杀，精神崩溃坠入湖中溺死。而她的哥哥想为父妹报仇，与哈姆雷特比剑，用一把毒剑伤了哈姆雷特；后者剑术超他一等，最终击败了他，在临死前，他道出了新王的阴谋。事实揭穿后，皇后慌乱中饮鸩而亡。哈姆雷特杀了新王，自己也因剑毒发作而死。