It takes many ghosts to make a story: how Maggie O'Farrell’s Hamnet takes from – and mistakes – Shakespeare
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par Kate Flaherty, Senior Lecturer (English and Drama), Australian National University
Amy Walters, PhD candidate, English Literature, Australian National University
In her eighth novel Hamnet, Maggie O’Farrell imagines the short life and tragic death of Shakespeare’s only son, aged 11, in 1596. Although it is not known how Hamnet died, O’Farrell attributes his death to the plague. She creates a visceral and affecting portrait of his swift decline and the powerlessness of those around him, particularly his mother, to save him.
A critical and commercial success, the novel’s popularity was aided by its connection…
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lundi 12 janvier 2026
