An extensive overview of Shakespeare's life, world, and
theater by the general editor of the Signet Classic
Shakespeare series, Sylvan Barnet, Tufts University
Special introduction to the play by the editor, Sylvan Barnet
A note on the three early texts of Hamlet
Sources from which Shakespeare derived Hamlet
Dramatic criticism from the past and present: commentaries
by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, A.C. Bradley, Maynard Mack,
Robert Ornstein, Caroline Heilbrun, and Catherine Belsey
A comprehensive stage and screen history of notable actors,
directors, and productions of Hamlet, then and now
Text, notes, notes and commentaries printed in the
clearest, most readable type
Up-to-date list of recommended readings