In the bestselling Shakespeare: The Invention of the Human, Harold Bloom showed
us how Shakespeare shaped human consciousness, and addressed the question of aut
horship in Hamlet. In Hamlet: Poem Unlimited, America's most celebrated critic t
urns his attention to a reading of the play itself and to Shakespeare's most eni
gmatic and memorable character. This is Bloom's attempt to uncover the mystery o
f both Prince Hamlet and the play, how both prince and drama are able to break t
hrough the conventions of theatrical mimesis and the representation of character
, making us question the very nature of theatrical illusion.
Hamlet: Poem Unl
imited is a hugely insightful and yet highly accessible exploration of Shakespea
re's crowning achievement by a critic who is seen by many as his greatest living
champion.
