Author: William ShakespearePublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
The Life of King Henry the Fifth
Author: William ShakespeareThe Life of King Henry the Fifth
Author: William ShakespeareHenry V
Author: Teresa ColePublisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445636956
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
The life of the warrior king and the Battle of Agincourt 1415
Henry V
Author: William ShakespeareHenry V
Author: Gwilym DoddPublisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd
ISBN: 1903153468
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 326
Book Description
Fresh examinations of the activities of Henry V, looking at how his reputation was achieved.
Henry IV pt. I
Author: William ShakespeareAgincourt
Author: Juliet BarkerPublisher: Little Brown
ISBN: 9780316150620
Category : HISTORY
Languages : en
Pages : 266
Book Description
"Two armies face off across a sodden plateau in northeastern France, each waiting for the other to make the first move. On one side are the English, suffering from dysentery and starvation, their numbers devastated. Arrayed against them is a rested and well-fed French army, a sea of burnished armor and menacing weaponry primed to slaughter the foolish invaders. Nevertheless, the charismatic and brilliant English king, twenty-eight-year-old Henry V, defies conventional military wisdom and leads his "band of brothers" forward. His troops are outnumbered six to one." "What follows is one of the most remarkable battles in history, celebrated for almost six centuries as the classic triumph of the underdog in the face of seemingly insurmountable odds. Immortalized by Shakespeare and by contemporary historians, the battle of Agincourt has been embellished and edited by the quill of unbridled nationalism. Now, drawing on a wide range of primary sources and original research, medievalist Juliet Barker casts aside the myth and shows us the truth behind Henry's invasion of France and the showdown at Agincourt. She paints a narrative of the entire campaign, from the preparations to the reaping of the spoils. We are there in the English camps as common men struggle to secure buckles and laces with numb fingers; in the French front lines as petulant noblemen squabble over positions in the vanguard; and in the deep mud as heavily armed knights stumble and struggle under a barrage of arrows so thick and fast that it darkens the skies." "Barker also takes us beyond the battlefield to bring into focus the dynamics of medieval life in peace and war. We meet ordinary and extraordinary people such as Margaret Merssh, a female blacksmith who forges arms in the Tower of London; Lord Grey of Codnor, who pawns his own armor to pay his soldiers' wages; and Raoul de Gaucourt, the gallant French knight who surrenders himself into English custody simply because the code of chivalry compels him to do so."--BOOK JACKET. Also includes information on archers, armour, chivalry, coats of arms, gunpowder, heralds, horses, knights, men at arms, prisoners, ships, tournaments, Tower of London, wine, women, etc.
Henry IV, Part 2
Author: William ShakespeareHenry IV
Author: William ShakespearePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
Shakespearean Star
Author: Jennifer BarnesPublisher:
ISBN: 9781316860045
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Laurence Olivier was one of the best-known and most pioneering actor-directors of Shakespeare on screen. This is the first study to provide a comprehensive analysis of Olivier's Shakespearean feature films and his unique Shakespearean star image. Through an in-depth examination of Olivier's little-known, unmade film Macbeth, as well as his adaptations of Shakespeare's Henry V, Hamlet and Richard lll, Jennifer Barnes offers a detailed exploration of Olivier's entire cinematic Shakespearean oeuvre in relation to his distinctive form of stardom. Considering the development of Olivier's image in relation to the industrial and cultural contexts of the wartime and post-war British film and theatre industries, the volume also analyses Olivier's life writing and published autobiographies and is supplemented by numerous illustrations.