A "freeze frame" volume showcasing the range of current debate and ideas surrounding this most familiar of Shakespeare's tragedies. Each chapter has been carefully selected for its originality and relevance to students' needs. Key themes and topics covered include, The Text, History and Topicality, Current Critical Perpecitves and Adaptation and Afterlife. All the essays offer new views and combine to give readers an up-to-date understanding of what's exciting and challenging about the play. The text-based approach, unlike that of topic based series, reflects how Shakespeare is most commonly studied and taught.

The Series Editors are Professor Ann Thompson, King's College London and Professor Lena Orlin, Georgetown University. Ann Thompson is a Proffessor of English and Director of the London Shakespeare Centre, King's College London. She is a General Editor of the Arden Shakespeare Third Series. Lena Orlin is Chief Executive of the Shakespeare Association of America.