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Gertrude and Claudius
Gertrude and Claudius
Author: John Updike
Gertrude and Claudius are the “villains” of Hamlet: he the killer of Hamlet’s father and usurper of the Danish throne; she his lusty consort, who marries Claudius before her late husband’s body is cold. But in this imaginative “prequel” to the play, John Updike makes a case for the royal couple that Shakespear...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780449006979
ISBN-10: 0449006972
Publication Date: 7/3/2001
Pages: 224
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Publisher: Ballantine Books
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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Loosely based on the Hamlet story. Updike goes back to imagine its inception: its offstage prestory, when Claudius fell in love with his brother's queen and that first dastardly deed in the garden was set in motion.


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