The First Part of King Henry VI (The New Cambridge Shakespeare)

Shakespeare, William; Hattaway, Michael

ISBN 10: 052129634X / ISBN 13: 9780521296342

Published by Cambridge University Press (edition ), 1990

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It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

Seller Inventory # 052129634X-11-1

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The First Part of King Henry VI (The New Cambridge Shakespeare)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press (edition )
• Publication Date: 1990
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 052129634X
• ISBN 13: 9780521296342
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Very Good

About this title

Synopsis

Shakespeare's plays about the reign of Henry VI were for a long time undervalued, but a recent series of outstanding productions by the Royal Shakespeare Company and others has demonstrated their theatrical vitality. This is the first major edition in over twenty-five years. It takes account of recent discoveries concerning Shakespeare's early career and the problems of authorship, and pays particular attention to recent theatrical history. This textually authoritative edition reveals King Henry VI as a dramatically innovative and politically radical account of key events in the Hundred Years War.

Book Description

The First Part of King Henry VI, which gives us Shakespeare's portrait of Joan of Arc, is revealed as a successful venture in its own exploratory style, and as a necessary account of key events in the Hundred Years War without which the Wars of the Roses, anatomised in the following two plays, cannot be understood.