Shakespeare's Tudor History: A Study of Henry IV Parts 1 and 2

Shakespeare's Tudor History: A Study of Henry IV Parts 1 and 2
Title Shakespeare's Tudor History: A Study of Henry IV Parts 1 and 2 PDF eBook
Author Tom McAlindon
Publisher Routledge
Pages 244
Release 2017-11-01
Genre Social Science
ISBN 1351785974

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This title was first published in 2002: An intensive study of Shakespeare's most ambitious and complex achievement in the historical mode. The book offers an account of the play's critical history from 1700 until the 1980s, deals with the aspects of Tudor history relevant to an understanding, and offers close readings of the text structured around what the author believes to be the play's three dominant concepts: time; truth; and grace. In an attempt to correct what he sees as a certain falsification of critical history, the author aligns his account of the play's reception with one of its major preoccupations - the inescapable and informing presence of the past.

1 Henry IV

1 Henry IV
Title 1 Henry IV PDF eBook
Author Stephen Longstaffe
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing
Pages 241
Release 2011-08-18
Genre Literary Criticism
ISBN 1441170421

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An introduction to Shakespeare's I Henry IV - introducing its critical and performance history, current critical landscape and new directions in research on the play.

Henry IV, Part 1

Henry IV, Part 1
Title Henry IV, Part 1 PDF eBook
Author William Shakespeare
Publisher Modern Library
Pages 258
Release 2009-08-25
Genre Drama
ISBN 0812969243

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Henry IV sits on a usurped throne, his conscience and his nobles in revolt, while his son Hal is immersed in a self-indulgent life of revelry with the notorious Sir John Falstaff. Shakespeare explores questions of kingship and honor in this masterly mingling of history, comedy, and tragedy. Under the editorial supervision of Jonathan Bate and Eric Rasmussen, two of today’s most accomplished Shakespearean scholars, this Modern Library series incorporates definitive texts and authoritative notes from William Shakespeare: Complete Works. Each play includes an Introduction as well as an overview of Shakespeare’s theatrical career; commentary on past and current productions based on interviews with leading directors, actors, and designers; scene-by-scene analysis; key facts about the work; a chronology of Shakespeare’s life and times; and black-and-white illustrations. Ideal for students, theater professionals, and general readers, these modern and accessible editions from the Royal Shakespeare Company set a new standard in Shakespearean literature for the twenty-first century.

The Second Part of King Henry IV

The Second Part of King Henry IV
Title The Second Part of King Henry IV PDF eBook
Author William Shakespeare
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Pages 36
Release 2007-05-03
Genre Literary Collections
ISBN 1139835424

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The New Cambridge Shakespeare appeals to students worldwide for its up-to-date scholarship and emphasis on performance. The series features line-by-line commentaries and textual notes on the plays and poems. Introductions are regularly refreshed with accounts of new critical, stage and screen interpretations. This second edition retains Giorgio Melchiori's text of Shakespeare's The Second Part of King Henry IV. Melchiori argues that the play forms an unplanned sequel to the First Part, itself a 'remake' of an old, non-Shakespearean play. In the Second Part, Shakespeare deliberately exploits Falstaff's popular appeal and the resulting rich humour adds a comic dimension to the play, rendering it a unique blend of history, morality play and comedy. Among modern editions, Melchiori's is the one most firmly based on the quarto. This second edition includes a new section by Adam Hansen on recent stage, film and critical interpretations.

Shakespeare's English Kings

Shakespeare's English Kings
Title Shakespeare's English Kings PDF eBook
Author Peter Saccio
Publisher Oxford University Press
Pages 297
Release 2000-04-20
Genre Literary Criticism
ISBN 019988076X

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Far more than any professional historian, Shakespeare is responsible for whatever notions most of us possess about English medieval history. Anyone who appreciates the dramatic action of Shakespeare's history plays but is confused by much of the historical detail will welcome this guide to the Richards, Edwards, Henrys, Warwicks and Norfolks who ruled and fought across Shakespeare's page and stage. Not only theater-goers and students, but today's film-goers who want to enrich their understanding of film adaptations of plays such as Richard III and Henry V will find this revised edition of Shakespeare's English Kings to be an essential companion. Saccio's engaging narrative weaves together three threads: medieval English history according to the Tudor chroniclers who provided Shakespeare with his material, that history as understood by modern scholars, and the action of the plays themselves. Including a new preface, a revised further reading list, genealogical charts, an appendix of names and titles, and an index, the second edition of Shakespeare's English Kings offers excellent background reading for all of the ten history plays.

William Shakespeare: The Complete Works

William Shakespeare: The Complete Works
Title William Shakespeare: The Complete Works PDF eBook
Author William Shakespeare
Publisher Oxford University Press, USA
Pages 1423
Release 2005-04-21
Genre Drama
ISBN 0199267170

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A compact edition of the complete works of William Shakespeare. It combines impeccable scholarship with beautifully written editorial material and a user-friendly layout of the text. Also included is a foreword, list of contents, general introduction, essay on language, contemporary allusions to Shakespeare, glossary, consolidated bibliography and index of first lines of Sonnets.

Henry IV - Part One

Henry IV - Part One
Title Henry IV - Part One PDF eBook
Author William Shakespeare
Publisher Broadview Press
Pages 280
Release 2013-08-31
Genre Drama
ISBN 1460402758

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Henry IV, Part One has been one of Shakespeare’s most popular plays since it was first produced, and was reprinted several times during the playwright’s lifetime. The play encompasses the tragic pathos of Hotspur’s death, the thrill of Hal’s battlefield valor, the intrigue of power politics, and the broad humor of tavern scenes. It has been performed as a play that celebrates England and engenders national pride, but also as a play that thumbs its nose at patriotism and notions of empire. This Broadview Edition provides a discussion of the play’s performance history, and both the introduction and footnotes encourage readers to think about the play as a performance text. The appendices gather a selection of historical sources and contemporary philosophical and political writings from England and Europe, and interleaved pages throughout the play provide illustrations and extended discussion of key phrases, plot points, and allusions. Further historical and performance materials are available on the Internet Shakespeare Editions website.