{"product_id":"the-death-and-rebirth-of-ophelia-paperback","title":"The Death and Rebirth of Ophelia - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert Cooperman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat if Ophelia traded places with an acting company slattern, faked her death, escaped the rottenness that was Denmark of \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eHamlet\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e, and reinvented herself in the process? What if we see Hamlet as a murdering, corrupt, philandering lout? Read this amusing alternative literary history and find out all the wild answers to these and many other pertinent questions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlan Catlin\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, poet, \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eHow Will the Heart Endure?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat an intriguing premise, almost like something out of an \"Elvis is Alive\" urban legend! Ophelia, Hamlet's scorned betrothed, daughter of the garrulous Polonius, did not drown but switched places with Cunegonde, one of the members of the itinerant troupe of actors, an identity swap like...like something out of Shakespeare! Not that many are fooled, Hamlet, Horatio, Laertes, Griselda, or Gertrude, or most of her fellow tragedians. But what becomes of her? Does Fortinbras save the day in Denmark? What do you think? Lusty as Shakespeare, too, Robert Cooperman's \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Death and Rebirth of Ophelia\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003esoars with imagination. Read this re-envisioned take of \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eHamlet\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand be enthralled and stunned all over again by the shenanigans at Elsinore!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eCharles Rammelkamp\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eSee What I Mean?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Trapeze of Your Flesh\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 110\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.26 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 19, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67850103587123,"sku":"9781639807055","price":38.05,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/p8KWfmA3Kv9781639807055.webp?v=1793505643","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/the-death-and-rebirth-of-ophelia-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}