Let Me Tell You by Paul Griffiths (2014, Trade Paperback)

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PublisherReality Street Editions

ISBN-101874400431

ISBN-139781874400431

eBay Product ID (ePID)72969298

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Publication Year2014

Book TitleLet Me Tell You

TopicGeneral

Number of Pages139 Pages

LanguageEnglish

GenreFiction

AuthorPaul Griffiths

FormatTrade Paperback

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Dewey Edition22

Dewey Decimal823.914

Synopsis"So: now I come to speak. At last. I will tell you all I know...." These are the words of Ophelia at the beginning of this short novel: literally her words, in that her narrative is composed entirely of the vocabulary she is allotted in Hamlet. Within these meagre resources, she manages to express herself on topics including her love for her father (Polonius), her care for her younger brother (Laertes), her puzzlement in the face of the Prince himself, and her increasing sense that she must escape the fate awaiting her in the play. This is no mere technical exercise or prequel to the play: the use of such a restricted vocabulary means that Ophelia's voice, while direct and passionate, gains musical qualities as words keep recurring in perpetually changing contexts. Paul Griffiths, born in Bridgend, Wales, is a well-known writer on contemporary and classical music.

LC Classification NumberPR6057.R515L48 2008