Author: William ShakespearePublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 432
Book Description
The Dramatic Writings of Will. Shakespeare. With Introductory Prefaces to Each Play. Printed Complete from the Best Editions. ...
Author: William ShakespeareThe Plays of William Shakespeare
Author: William ShakespeareThe England of William Shakespeare
Author: Michael Justin DavisPublisher: Dutton Adult
ISBN: 9780525245872
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
This book describes in text and illustrations the cities and towns of Engl and where Shakespeare's plays were performed during his lifetime, as well as the region of his Stratford-upon-Avon home.
The Plays of William Shakespeare: King Henry VI. pt.I-III
Author: William ShakespeareAmerican Dissertations on the Drama and the Theatre
Author: Fredric M. LittoPublisher: Kent, Ohio] : Kent State University Press
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 518
Book Description
Henry VI Part 2
Author: William ShakespearePublisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1476789207
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
The authoritative edition of Henry VI, Part 2 from The Folger Shakespeare Library, the trusted and widely used Shakespeare series for students and general readers. Henry VI, Part 2 presents a kind of story that was popular before Shakespeare began writing, tracing the fall of powerful individuals to their untimely deaths. The first to go is the Duke of Gloucester, Lord Protector of England and the most powerful man in the kingdom, who is murdered after his wife goes into exile. Next to meet an unfortunate end is the Duke of Suffolk, the queen’s lover, who rules England through her. After Suffolk conspires with the cardinal of Winchester to kill Gloucester, he is banished and assassinated. The cardinal dies raving of his own guilt. Ultimately, the king’s weakness lies behind these events. Preferring spiritual contemplation, he has left others to contend for power. Now his liberty is at risk as Jack Cade, and then the Duke of York, rise against him. The play leaves us in suspense about Henry’s fate by ending with the start of the Wars of the Roses—a conflict setting the white rose of the Duke of York against the red rose of King Henry, of the House of Lancaster. This edition includes: -Freshly edited text based on the best early printed version of the play -Full explanatory notes conveniently placed on pages facing the text of the play -Scene-by-scene plot summaries -A key to the play’s famous lines and phrases -An introduction to reading Shakespeare’s language -An essay by a leading Shakespeare scholar providing a modern perspective on the play -Fresh images from the Folger Shakespeare Library’s vast holdings of rare books -An annotated guide to further reading Essay by Nina Levine The Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, DC, is home to the world’s largest collection of Shakespeare’s printed works, and a magnet for Shakespeare scholars from around the globe. In addition to exhibitions open to the public throughout the year, the Folger offers a full calendar of performances and programs. For more information, visit Folger.edu.
The Dramatic Works of W. Shakspeare
Author: William ShakespearePublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1146
Book Description
Visits to Fields of Battle in England of the Fifteenth Century
Author: Richard BrookePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Battlefields
Languages : en
Pages : 370
Book Description
The Plays of William Shakespeare ...: King Henry VI, pt. 1-3
Author: William ShakespeareHenry VI Part 3 by William Shakespeare
Author: William ShakespearePublisher:
ISBN: 9781534951280
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 162
Book Description
Henry VI, Part 3 is a history play by William Shakespeare believed to have been written in 1591, and set during the lifetime of King Henry VI of England. Whereas 1 Henry VI deals with the loss of England's French territories and the political machinations leading up to the Wars of the Roses, and 2 Henry VI focuses on the King's inability to quell the bickering of his nobles, and the inevitability of armed conflict, 3 Henry VI deals primarily with the horrors of that conflict, with the once ordered nation thrown into chaos and barbarism as families break down and moral codes are subverted in the pursuit of revenge and power.Although the Henry VI trilogy may not have been written in chronological order, the three plays are often grouped together with Richard III to form a tetralogy covering the entire Wars of the Roses saga, from the death of Henry V in 1422 to the rise to power of Henry VII in 1485. It was the success of this sequence of plays which firmly established Shakespeare's reputation as a playwright.Henry VI, Part 3 features the longest soliloquy in all of Shakespeare and has more battle scenes (four on stage, one reported) than any other of Shakespeare's plays.