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Using details from the ancient Scandinavian legends that were the inspiration for Hamlet, this tale brings to life Gertrude's girlhood as the daughter of King Rorik, her arranged marriage to the man who becomes King, and her middle- aged affair with her husband's younger brother. schovat popis
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Gertrude And Claudius, John Updike
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- Released
- 2001
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- Language
- English
- Authors
- John Updike
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Released
- 2001
- Format
- Paperback
- ISBN10
- 0140290907
- ISBN13
- 9780140290905
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Historical Fiction, Classics, American Literature, Folklore & Mythology, Stories, Literary Fiction, Middle Ages, Mothers, Kings, Denmark, Queens, Classicism
- First published
- 2000
- Original title
- Gertrude and Claudius
- Rating
- 3.55 out of 5
- Description
- Using details from the ancient Scandinavian legends that were the inspiration for Hamlet, this tale brings to life Gertrude's girlhood as the daughter of King Rorik, her arranged marriage to the man who becomes King, and her middle- aged affair with her husband's younger brother. schovat popis