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Gertrude And Claudius

Gertrude And Claudius

Name: Gertrude And Claudius
Brand: Recyclivre
Author: John Updike
ISBN: 9780140290905

John Updike

05/07/2001
Penguin

NC (0 avis)

Couverture de Gertrude And Claudius par John Updike

Résumé

Présentation de l'éditeur Using details of the ancient Scandinavian legends that were the inspiration for Hamlet, John Updike brings to life Gertrude's girlhood as the daughter of King Rorik, her arranged marriage to the man who becomes King Hamlet, and her middle-aged affair with her husband's younger brother. As only he could, Updike recasts a tale of medieval violence and presents the case for its central couple that Shakespeare only hinted at. Gertrude's warmth and lucidity, Claudius's soldierly yet peaceable powers of command are seen afresh against a background of fond intentions and familial dysfunction, on a stage darkened by the ominous shadow of a sullen, disaffected prince. Biographie de l'auteur John Updike was born in 1932. He is the author of over fifty books, and his novels have won more than fifteen major prizes. He lives in Massachusetts.