Hamlet: Variorum Edition, Vol. 1 (Hamlet)
Worth buying if: You annotate quartos and folios while teaching Hamlet.
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Summary
Dover's Hamlet: Variorum Edition, Vol. 1 collects variant readings, apparatus, and scholarly commentary for the play’s opening scenes so readers can compare quartos, folios, and editorial emendations line by line.
Why this book now
For anyone teaching or studying Hamlet’s textual history, this 2000 Dover variorum offers indispensable primary-source comparison of early scenes and editorial choices.
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- You annotate quartos and folios while teaching Hamlet.
- You enjoy tracing editorial decisions in a line-by-line variorum.
- You want a modernized single-text acting edition of Hamlet.
- You prefer a compact reader’s edition without scholarly apparatus.
- You only want something with very current references and examples.
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Exact edition: Edition shown · ISBN-13 9780486410951
Worth buying if: You annotate quartos and folios while teaching Hamlet.
Skip it if: You want a modernized single-text acting edition of Hamlet.
Check Amazon for the current price and availability of this exact edition.
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Reading commitment
Light Short sit-downs
At 250 pages of dense apparatus, expect careful, slow reading—ideal for class prep, close textual study, or archival comparison across early scenes.
What stands out here
This Dover volume emphasizes variant readings and editorial apparatus for Hamlet’s opening acts, foregrounding quartos, folio comparisons, and commentator notes.
Best way to approach it
Approach with a pencil and parallel-text patience: read the play lines first, then consult the variorum notes and variant columns to track shifts in wording and interpretation.
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