Author: Thomas Peregrine CourtenayPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
Commentaries on the Historical Plays of Shakespeare
Author: Thomas Peregrine CourtenayPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
Shakespeare's History Plays
Author: Neema ParviniPublisher: Edinburgh University Press
ISBN: 0748654968
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
This important intervention in the critical and theoretical discourse of Shakespeare studies summarises, evaluates and ultimately calls time on the mode of criticism that has prevailed in Shakespeare studies over the past thirty years. It heralds a new, m
The Plays and Poems of William Shakspeare
Author: William ShakespeareThe Complete Works of William Shakespeare
Author: William ShakespearePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : English drama
Languages : en
Pages : 556
Book Description
The History Plays
Author: William ShakespearePublisher: Henry Holt and Company
ISBN: 1466884363
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 987
Book Description
It is part of Shakespeare's extraordinary contribution to our culture that, through his dramas based on English history, he played a unique part in forming our view of ourselves and our nationhood. From King John, in which through Magna Carta the king's absolute power was first limited and the people's freedoms assured, to--almost in his own lifetime--Henry VIII, Shakespeare wrote a series of ten plays portraying the course of history. It represents almost one third of his entire dramatic output. The overarching theme of these plays is the vital importance of the sovereign's legitimacy if the nation is to be stable. They cover revolutionary times and events--the deposition and murder of Richard II, the Wars of the Roses, the usurping of the throne by Richard III--but they always affirm the principle that a legitimate king, circumscribed by an agreed constituion, is the only proper guarantee of the nation's liberties. There are many other ways in which Shakespeare's patriotism has become definitive. In Henry V's St. Crispin's Day speech to the troops before Agincourt, for example, or John of gaunt's 'scepter'd isle' speech, a sense of Englishness is expressed which still lives in English minds today. The E;izabethan's pride in nationhood was perfectly embodied by Shakespeare, but the poetry of it transcends its own time. In this edition the history plays are brought together with a large group of illustrations which echo and amplify their themes. Gloriously vivid images of England's story are presented here, putting the great plays in a magnificent setting.
Commentary on Shakespeare's Richard III
Author: Wolfgang ClemenPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136559361
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
First published in 1968. Providing a detailed and rigorous analysis of Richard III, this Commentary reveals every nuance of meaning whilst maintaining a firm grasp on the structure of the play. The result is an outstanding lesson in the methodology of Shakespearian criticism as well as an essential study for students of the early plays of Shakespeare.
Commentaries on the Historical Plays of Shakespeare
Author: Thomas Peregrine CourtenayPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
The Cambridge Companion to Shakespeare's History Plays
Author: Michael HattawayPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521775397
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
Publisher Description (unedited publisher data) Shakespeare's history plays have been performed more in recent years than ever before, in Britain, North America, and in Europe. This volume provides an accessible, wide-ranging and informed introduction to Shakespeare's history and Roman plays. It is attentive throughout to the plays as they have been performed over the centuries since they were written. The first part offers accounts of the genre of the history play, of Renaissance historiography, of pageants and masques, and of women's roles, as well as comparisons with history plays in Spain and the Netherlands. Chapters in the second part look at individual plays as well as other Shakespearean texts which are closely related to the histories. The Companion offers a full bibliography, genealogical tables, and a list of principal and recurrent characters. It is a comprehensive guide for students, researchers and theatre-goers alike.
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