A.J. Hartley
Audible Audio | Pages: 275 pages Rating: 4.12 | 2623 Users | 321 Reviews
Particularize Appertaining To Books Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
| Title | : | Hamlet, Prince of Denmark |
| Author | : | A.J. Hartley |
| Book Format | : | Audible Audio |
| Book Edition | : | 9 hours and 40 minutes |
| Pages | : | Pages: 275 pages |
| Published | : | May 20th 2014 by Audible, Inc. |
| Categories | : | Fiction. Audiobook. Classics. Historical. Historical Fiction |
Commentary As Books Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
Listening Length: 9 hours and 40 minutesIt is a tale of ghosts, of madness, of revenge - of old alliances giving way to new intrigues. Denmark is changing, shaking off its medieval past. War with Norway is on the horizon. And Hamlet - son of the old king, nephew of the new - becomes increasingly entangled in a web of deception - and murder.
Struggling to find his place in this strange new order Hamlet tries to rekindle his relationship with Ophelia - the daughter of Elsinore's cunning spy master, a man with plots of his own. Hamlet turns for advice and support to the one person he can trust -- Young Yorick, the slippery, unruly jester, whose father helped Hamlet through a difficult childhood. And all the while the armed forces of Fortinbras, prince of Norway, start to assemble, threatening to bring down Elsinore forever.
Beautifully performed by actor Richard Armitage ("Thorin Oakenshield" in the Hobbit films), Hamlet, Prince of Denmark takes Shakespeare's original into unexpected realms, reinventing a story we thought we knew.
Identify Books To Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
| Original Title: | Hamlet, Prince of Denmark ASIN B00IRH401S |
| Edition Language: | English |
Rating Appertaining To Books Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
Ratings: 4.12 From 2623 Users | 321 ReviewsJudgment Appertaining To Books Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
This was an outstanding book. As the author said in the end notes, it was not his intention to replace the play, but to grow a new thing from it and indeed he did, adding depth and richness to the classic tale about the unintended consequences of our actions and the sword of revenge that cuts both ways.I recommend it.I enjoyed this. It was fun. I recommend it. Hamlet, Prince of Denmark is a reworking of Shakespeare's Hamlet. The story has become more of an action-filled thriller, while the ethical and psychological issues still remain. As explained in the two afterwords, one by each of the two authors, Shakespeare's Hamlet has been reworked, just as what we today most commonly see on the stage is also a reworking of Shakespeare's original. There exist in fact several original versions; scenes and lines
Magnificent performance by one of my favorite voices, Richard Armitage (cue swoon!) I also really loved this book. I was amazed at the power of the writers to bring the tragedy to life from so many different viewpoints, digging deep into the story. It was very well written and I have to agree with the award for Audiobook of the Year. What a great team.
Richard Armitage needs to narrate all the audiobooks ever. His voice is magnificently toe-curling.
I do not read Shakespeare often enough to comprehend it well. Ever since seeing Jude Law as Hamlet, i have wanted to better grasp the story. This novel did it for me. I listened to it on Audible and Richard Armitage did justice to the setting and the gravity of the tale.
This is such a fantastic novel version of Hamlet. I studied Hamlet when I was at school and this version captures all the tragedy, sadness, lies, greed and deceit in a fast paced story that really captures the imagination. Yorrick is a big part of this story in variation to how Shakespeare imagined and I liked his character and his relationship with Hamlet alot.The narration of this story is outstanding - it's not just narration, it'smore of a performance - and Riichard Armitage does a stunning
Richard Armitage needs to narrate all the audiobooks ever. His voice is magnificently toe-curling.
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