Hamlet's Perfection

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Summary: Perfection in Hamlet's Perfection
Review: I must admit that this is the first Hamlet criticism I've ever read, but I was very impressed. The author is deep and thought-provoking and almost humerous at times while considering this work. The book is a bit dense at times, and tends to make references to other critics that only make sense if you have read them, but that does not damage the book beyond repair. The author bringgs up interesting ideas and interpretations, such as the virgin/whore split in men and Hamlet, that I had never considered before. This book is worth the time it takes to weed through it.

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Summary: Extraordinary!
Review: Like everything Professor Kerrigan writes, Hamlet's Perfection is a joy to read and a source of profound literary insight. Kerrigan writes with sharp, elegant prose that supports Harold Bloom's claim that literary criticism is itself a humble genre of literature: literary criticism worth reading twice! Kerrigan is an author worthy of his subject and that is a high compliment when the subject is Shakespeare! Those within and without the walls of Academia will enjoy this book.