Gertrude and Claudius
John UpdikeGertrude and Claudius are the “villains” of Hamlet:
he the killer of Hamlet’s father and usurper of the Danish throne; she
his lusty consort, who marries Claudius before her late husband’s body
is cold. But in this imaginative “prequel” to the play, John Updike
makes a case for the royal couple that Shakespeare only hinted at.
Gertrude and Claudius are seen afresh against a background of fond
intentions and family dysfunction, on a stage darkened by the ominous
shadow of a sullen, erratic, disaffected prince. “I hoped to keep the
texture light,” Updike said of this novel, “to move from the mists of
Scandinavian legend into the daylight atmosphere of the Globe. I sought
to narrate the romance that preceded the tragedy.”
Catégories:
Année:
2011
Editeur::
Random House Publishing Group
Langue:
english
ISBN 10:
0375411631
ISBN 13:
9780375411632
Fichier:
EPUB, 1.89 MB
IPFS:
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english, 2011