The First Part of King Henry the Sixth (Paperback)

William Shakespeare

ISBN 10: 1585103365 / ISBN 13: 9781585103362

Published by Focus Publishing/R Pullins & Co, MA, 2013

About this Item

Paperback. George Lyman Kittredges insightful editions of Shakespeare have endured in part because of his eclecticism, his diversity of interests, and his wide-ranging accomplishmentsall of which are reflected in the valuable notes in each volume. The plays in the New Kittredge Shakespeare series retain their original Kittredge notes and introductions, changed or augmented only when some modernization seems necessary. These new editions also include introductory essays by contemporary editors, notes on the plays as they have been performed on stage and film, and additional student materials. These plays are being made available by Focus Publishing with the permission of the Kittredge heirs. New Kittredge Shakespeare editions combine performance issues in feature films with the clarity of Kittredge's notes to provide an entry for students to Shakespeare's plays. Included: performance notes, essays on reading that play as a performance. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The First Part of King Henry the Sixth (Paperback)
• Publisher: Focus Publishing/R Pullins & Co, MA
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1585103365
• ISBN 13: 9781585103362
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

About this title

Synopsis

George Lyman Kittredge’s insightful editions of Shakespeare have endured in part because of his eclecticism, his diversity of interests, and his wide-ranging accomplishments—all of which are reflected in the valuable notes in each volume. The plays in the New Kittredge Shakespeare series retain their original Kittredge notes and introductions, changed or augmented only when some modernization seems necessary. These new editions also include introductory essays by contemporary editors, notes on the plays as they have been performed on stage and film, and additional student materials. These plays are being made available by Focus Publishing with the permission of the Kittredge heirs.

About the Author

Michèle Willems, Professor Emeritus, taught English Renaissance Literature for 33 years at the University of Rouen (France). She has published extensively on Shakespeare, including the essay "Video and its paradoxes" in The Cambridge Companion to Shakespeare on Film (Cambridge University Press).