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William Shakespeare’s: Hamlet (Shakespeare Retellings #5)
There is arguably no work of fiction quoted as often as William Shakespeares Hamlet. This haunting tragedy has touched audiences for centuries. Now Bruce Coville makes this play the next of his dynamic adaptations of the Bard for the young. Once again, he expertly incorporates essential lines from the play into his own rich prose to tell the tale of the ill-fated Prince o...more
Hardcover, 40 pages
Published
March 30th 2004
by Dial
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I abhor most of the retellings of classic literature aimed at children -- the Junior Classics being a common example. Bruce Covilles approach in this book is a bit different. He tells the story briefly but he incorporates some of the language of the play in a way that is understandable but doesn't lose the beauty of the words.
At first I was skeptical that a play as dense and mature as Hamlet could be retold for younger readers. I was delighted to find that Coville pulled it off with impressive style, and that even I got something out of his take on Shakespeare's masterwork. If I ever have kids, I will read this to them early on!
I really like this concept of writing a classic in a clear way for children so that they are familiar with the story prior to reading the real book. I enjoyed this version because it reacquainted me with the plot and some of the most famous lines from Hamlet. Cool!
Awesome book!! I'm beginning to love Shakespeare now! Even though I learn that they plays were based on old stories, I still have to say- the guy's a genius!! Written in simple language everyone can understand.
L-O-V-E, love, love, love the illustrations in this one. They are a completely different style, but they work for this particular story.
A tiny bit of Mom-editing during the most violent scenes for 6 and 3 yr olds.
Great companion to the play for beginning Shakespeare-philes.
hard to understand but i liked it a lot, the summary, i mean.
I purchased some of the Shakespeare books adapted by Bruce Coville, mainly because he has written some books for children that I enjoy.
I like the idea of bringing Shakespeare to a level that children can understand these classic stories. There are illustrations to help with visualization and he even uses some direct quotes from the plays.
As Mr. Coville states in the introduction, William Shakespeare was a great entertainer and it is nice to have our children learn of his...more
I like the idea of bringing Shakespeare to a level that children can understand these classic stories. There are illustrations to help with visualization and he even uses some direct quotes from the plays.
As Mr. Coville states in the introduction, William Shakespeare was a great entertainer and it is nice to have our children learn of his...more
Nice cultural literacy version for 5th grade level readers.
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