The First Part of King Henry IV (The New Cambridge Shakespeare) - Softcover

Shakespeare, William

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521687438 ISBN 13: 9780521687430

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2007

Synopsis

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 of The First Part of King Henry IV offers a theatrical perspective on the origins of Shakespeare's play and the history of its interpretation. In their introduction the editors, Herbert and Judith Weil, clarify the play's de-centred dramatic structure and call attention to the effects of civil war on a broad range of relationships. Falstaff's unpredictable vitality is also explored, together with such important contemporaneous values as honour, friendship, festivity and reformation. Lexical glosses make the rich wordplay accessible, while the notes provide a thorough commentary on Shakespeare's transformation of his sources. A supplementary section by Katharine Craik focuses on important modern interpretations.

About this title

Book Description

Edited by Herbert and Judith Weil, this second edition offers a theatrical perspective on the origins of The First Part of King Henry IV. The notes provide a thorough commentary on the play's sources and a new introductory section by Katharine Craik focuses on recent stage, film and critical interpretations.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521687438
• ISBN 13: 9780521687430
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 251
• Editor: Weil Judith, Weil Herbert