Hamlet Cantor, Paul A. (Paul Arthur) creator text New York Cambridge University Press 2004 2nd ed. monographic xi, 101p.; In this useful guide, Paul Cantor provides a clearly structured introduction to Shakespeare's most famous tragedy. After examining Hamlet's status as tragic hero and central enigma of delayed revenge in light of the play's Renaissance context, Cantor discusses its dramatic and poetic techniques. He considers the uniquely varied reception of the play on the stage and in literature from the seventeenth century to the present day. Paul A. Cantor. Tragedy 822.3 CAN-S 0521840031 (hardback) 052154937X (pbk.) 9780521840033 http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/cam041/2003069752.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/cam041/2003069752.html