{"product_id":"hamlet-in-defense-of-the-faith-paperback-1","title":"HAMLET In Defense of the Faith - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePatricia Geaney Kerrigan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSomething about \u003cem\u003eHamlet\u003c\/em\u003e remains elusive. Interpretations abound. The question remains: what is \u003cem\u003eHamlet \u003c\/em\u003ereally about? And yet, the key to the play's meaning lies close at hand in one line, a reference most often misunderstood, in Act 1. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAddressing those elements of the play that seem never quite fully or satisfactorily explained, \u003cem\u003eHAMLET In Defense of the Faith\u003c\/em\u003e demonstrates that the play is an allegory, and that it does, in fact, have one clear and discernible message. The message, hinted at enough to be conceivable, is veiled enough to have prevented a charge of treason against Shakespeare when the play was produced on the London stage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthentication of the playwright's meaning rests on familiarity with two ancient texts: fifth century works by a well-known figure, to whom the playwright purposefully directs one's attention after Hamlet's meeting with the Ghost in Act 1. The parallels between \u003cem\u003eHamlet \u003c\/em\u003eand these ancient works are convincing enough that one must suppose they are in the play by design. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis unembellished and straightforward analysis of\u003cem\u003e Hamlet \u003c\/em\u003edemonstrates the abundant textual evidence from both the play and the ancient texts that ensured the world could know unambiguously what message the playwright intended. \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 130\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.31 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 12, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42650833322080,"sku":"9781955119375","price":27.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/1922\/9280\/files\/aHZmc2VZODZORXdYdEQ3YzFCc29uQT09.webp?v=1773787849","url":"https:\/\/bijoucc.myshopify.com\/products\/hamlet-in-defense-of-the-faith-paperback-1","provider":"CARIBBEAN CONNECT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}