This book provides, for the first time, a scholarly edition of five adaptations of Shakespeare from the early eighteenth century. Providing a critical introduction and extensive explanatory notes, Shakespeare Adaptations from the Early Eighteenth Century firmly situates the texts of Coriolanus, Richard II, 2 Henry VI, 3 Henry VI, and Henry V in the literary, cultural, and political contexts of the period.
This book provides, for the first time, a scholarly edition of five adaptations of Shakespeare from the early eighteenth century. Providing a critical introduction and extensive explanatory notes, Shakespeare Adaptations from the Early Eighteenth Century firmly situates the texts of Coriolanus, Richard II, 2 Henry VI, 3 Henry VI, and Henry V in the literary, cultural, and political contexts of the period.
Kristine Johanson is assistant professor of English Renaissance literature and culture at the University of Amsterdam.
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List of Illustrations List of Abbreviations Preface Introduction Neoclassicism, Eighteenth-Century Drama, and the Making of Shakespeare The London Stage, 1714-1725 The Theatre Season Dramatic Production and the Changing Space of the Theatres The Theatre Royal Drury Lane Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre Royal Haymarket-The King's Theatre The Little Theatre at Haymarket The Political Context of the Theater: Crisis and Stability, 1714-1725 The Hanoverian Succession and the 1715 Jacobite Rising The South Sea Crisis The Atterbury Plot Women in and of the Adaptations The Adaptations Note on the Texts The Invader of his Country, or The Fatal Resentment The Tragedy of King Richard II Humfrey, Duke of Gloucester An Historical Tragedy of the Civil Wars in the Reign of King Henry VI Henry V, or The Invasion of France by the English Explanatory Notes Bibliography Index About the Editor
List of Illustrations List of Abbreviations Preface Introduction Neoclassicism, Eighteenth-Century Drama, and the Making of Shakespeare The London Stage, 1714-1725 The Theatre Season Dramatic Production and the Changing Space of the Theatres The Theatre Royal Drury Lane Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre Royal Haymarket-The King's Theatre The Little Theatre at Haymarket The Political Context of the Theater: Crisis and Stability, 1714-1725 The Hanoverian Succession and the 1715 Jacobite Rising The South Sea Crisis The Atterbury Plot Women in and of the Adaptations The Adaptations Note on the Texts The Invader of his Country, or The Fatal Resentment The Tragedy of King Richard II Humfrey, Duke of Gloucester An Historical Tragedy of the Civil Wars in the Reign of King Henry VI Henry V, or The Invasion of France by the English Explanatory Notes Bibliography Index About the Editor
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