{"product_id":"preface-to-hamlet","title":"Preface to Hamlet","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe best known - and longest - of Harley Granville Barker's celebrated Prefaces to Shakespeare: some of the best practical guides to Shakespeare's work yet written. With a foreword by Richard Eyre.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn his \u003cem\u003ePreface to Hamlet\u003c\/em\u003e, Barker takes the reader through the play, quoting freely and commenting on the meaning and impact of each moment. In doing so he combines his experience as a director and actor with his scholarly knowledge of the Elizabethan stage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'I regard Granville Barker not only as the first modern English director but as the most influential'\u003c\/strong\u003e Richard Eyre\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'A deep and penetrating intelligence illuminates his observations, and they remain permanently relevant'\u003c\/strong\u003e Peter Brook\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nick Hern Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54248593654104,"sku":"9781854597861","price":19.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781854597861.jpg?v=1777844723","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/preface-to-hamlet","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}