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“Hamlet”. Liisa Laur 11.A. The Sources. anonymous Scandinavian “Saga of Hrolf Kraki” the Roman legend of Brutus Icelandic hero Amlodi and the Spanish hero Prince Ambales the 13th-century Vita Amlethi by Saxo Grammaticus. Ur-Hamlet, written by Thomas Kyd or Shakespeare himself
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“Hamlet” Liisa Laur 11.A
The Sources • anonymous Scandinavian “Saga of Hrolf Kraki” • the Roman legend of Brutus • Icelandic hero Amlodi and the Spanish hero Prince Ambales • the 13th-century Vita Amlethiby Saxo Grammaticus
Ur-Hamlet, written by Thomas Kyd or Shakespeare himself • Shakespeare’s son Hamnet
The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark • written between 1599 and 1601 • three different early versions of the play have survived • Shakespeare's longest play and among the most influential tragedies in the English Language • inspiration for many