The First Part of King Henry the Fourth: Texts and Contexts (Bedford Shakespeare)

Shakespeare, William

ISBN 10: 0312134029 / ISBN 13: 9780312134020

Published by Bedford/St. Martin's (edition First Edition), 1997

About this Item

The item might be beaten up but readable. May contain markings or highlighting, as well as stains, bent corners, or any other major defect, but the text is not obscured in any way.

Seller Inventory # 0312134029-7-1

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The First Part of King Henry the Fourth: Texts and Contexts (Bedford Shakespeare)
• Publisher: Bedford/St. Martin's (edition First Edition)
• Publication Date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0312134029
• ISBN 13: 9780312134020
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Fair

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Synopsis

This teaching edition of Shakespeare’s The First Part of King Henry the Fourth responds to the needs of instructors using a variety of approaches to Shakespeare, including historical and cultural studies approaches. The play is accompanied by 6 sets of primary documents and illustrations thematically arranged to offer a richly textured understanding of early modern culture and Shakespeare’s work within that culture. The texts include facsimiles of period documents, excerpts from the chronicle accounts of English history, conduct book literature, military manuals, descriptions of the early modern theater and other entertainments, and literary works presenting alternative versions of Shakespeare’s play. The documents and illustrations contextualize the play’s treatment of history, civic order and rebellion, authority, the idea of honor, the feminine, the education of a prince, and revelry at the margins of culture. Editorial features designed to help students read the play in light of the historical documents include an intelligent and engaging general introduction, an introduction to each thematic group of documents, thorough headnotes and glosses for the primary documents (presented in modern spelling), and an extensive bibliography.

Book Description

John Dover Wilson's New Shakespeare, published between 1921 and 1966, became the classic Cambridge edition of Shakespeare's plays and poems until the 1980s. The series, long since out-of-print, is now reissued. Each work contains a lengthy and lively introduction, main text, and substantial notes and glossary.