Let Me Tell You - Paul Griffiths - Books - Reality Street - 9781874400431 - November 17, 2008
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Let Me Tell You

Paul Griffiths

Let Me Tell You

"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.


144 pages, black & white illustrations

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released November 17, 2008
ISBN13 9781874400431
Publishers Reality Street
Pages 144
Dimensions 203 × 126 × 13 mm   ·   170 g
Language English  

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