Hamlet Made Simple and Other Essays

The single greatest contribution to Shakespeare scholarship in recent memory. Hamlet Made Simple and Other Essays:   Presents the most compelling and original reading of Hamlet since A.C. Bradley;   Dispenses once and for all with the psychoanalytic interpretation of the play;   Explains the actual meaning of the Oedipus myth;    Provides the "smoking gun" which establishes Shakespeare's true identity;   Explodes the fable of Shakespeare's appearance; and  In the process of correcting misreadings of Shakespeare's poetry and drama, Hamlet Made Simple offers vital insights and indispensable guidance on how this challenging writer can be fairly and productively approached today. Hamlet Made Simple and Other Essays is the definitive exposition of Shakespeare in our time. Nothing else compares.