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Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead

by Tom Stoppard

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ISBN13: 9780802132758
ISBN10: 0802132758
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Acclaimed as a modern dramatic masterpiece, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead is the fabulously inventive tale of Hamlet as told from the worm's-eye view of the bewildered Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, two minor characters in Shakespeare's play. In Tom Stoppard's best-known work, this Shakespearean Laurel and Hardy finally get a chance to take the lead role, but do so in a world where echoes of Waiting for Godot resound, where reality and illusion intermix, and where fate leads our two heroes to a tragic but inevitable end.

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"This is a most remarkable play. Very funny. Very brilliant. Very chilling." New York Times Book Review
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Sir Tom Stoppard is a British playwright. Born in Czechoslovakia, he is famous for plays such as The Real Thing and Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, and for the screenplay for Shakespeare in Love.
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Gracie, January 21, 2011 (view all comments by Gracie)
I heard about this play years ago but was always reluctant to read it. Hamlet is my favorite play by Shakespeare, and I didn't want to see it mistreated in a derivative work. I needn't have worried. Tom Stoppard's Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead is a brilliant play that in no way diminishes the play that inspired it. In fact, it's a complementary work.

Funny and snarky, with great insight and remarkable finesse, Stoppard really does have a masterpiece on his hands. I found myself snorting with laughter on the subway when reading Rosencrantz and Guildenstern's polemical games. They are both witty and obtuse, and the interchangeable gentlemen provide the reader with a refreshing new perspective on the Danish tragedy all the way up until their inevitable deaths. So much fun! I only wish that I'd read it sooner.
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uncle_loki, November 25, 2007 (view all comments by uncle_loki)
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern is absurdism at its best. It is much more witty and intelligent than something like Ubu Roi or Waiting For Godot. I know. I know. Waiting for Godot is the poster child for absurdist theater, but Stoppard is a master of words. His dialogue is acrobatic, full of puns and word plays and nonsensical banter that is, ironically, saturated with meaning. I recomend this very highly to anyone who enjoys plays and especially to those who enjoy absurdism.
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ISBN:
9780802132758
Author:
Stoppard, Tom
Publisher:
Grove/Atlantic
Editor:
Popkin, Henry
Author:
Popkin, Henry
Location:
New York :
Subject:
Drama
Subject:
English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
Subject:
British and irish
Subject:
English drama
Subject:
British & Irish
Subject:
Drama-Women and Ethnic
Copyright:
c196
Edition Number:
Special ed.
Edition Description:
Trade Paper
Series:
Tom Stoppard
Series Volume:
E-438
Publication Date:
19940131
Binding:
TRADE PAPER
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
128
Dimensions:
8.25 x 5.38 in 4 oz
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