William Shakespeare

Henry IV, Part I (eBook, ePUB)

A History

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

After overthrowing his predecessor, King Henry IV must consolidate his rule and with threats from within his newly won kingdom.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: HarperCollins Canada
• Seitenzahl: 200
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. November 2015
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781988120119
• Artikelnr.: 44184664

Autorenporträt

Arguably the greatest English-language playwright, William Shakespeare was a seventeenth-century writer and dramatist, and is known as the "Bard of Avon.” Under the patronage of Queen Elizabeth I, he penned more than 30 plays, 154 sonnets, and numerous narrative poems and short verses. Equally accomplished in histories, tragedies, comedy, and romance, Shakespeare's most famous works include Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, Macbeth, King Lear, The Taming of the Shrew, and As You Like It.

Like many of his contemporaries, including Christopher Marlowe, Shakespeare began his career on the stage, eventually rising to become part-owner of Lord Chamberlain's Men, a popular dramatic company of his day, and of the storied Globe Theatre in London.

Extremely popular in his lifetime, Shakespeare's works continue to resonate more than three hundred years after his death. His plays are performed more often than any other playwright's, have been translated into every major language in the world, and are studied widely by scholars and students.

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Inhaltsangabe

Introduction.- About the Text.- Key Facts.- The First Part of Henry the Fourth, with the Life and Death of Henry surnamed Hotspur.- Textual Notes.- Scene-by-scene Analysis.- Henry IV in Performance: the RSC and Beyond.- Four Centuries of Henry IV: An Overview.- At the Royal Shakespeare Company.- Actor and Director: Interviews with Michael Boyd, Adrian Noble and Michael Pennington.- Shakespeare's Career in the Theatre.- Shakespeare's Works: A Chronology.- Further Reading and Viewing.- Acknowledgements and Picture Credits.

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Henry IV, Part I - William Shakespeare - Edited by Maynard Mack Samuel
Johnson: From The Plays of William Shakespeare
Samuel Taylor Coleridge: From H. C. Robinson?s Memoranda and Seven Lectures
John Dover Wilson: From The Fortunes of Falstaff
Derek Travers: The Battle Scenes
James Winny: From The Player King: A Theme of Shakespeare?s Histories
Robert Ornstein: From A Kingdom for a Stage
Michael Goldman: From Shakespeare and the Energies of Drama
Coppelia Kahn: From Man?s Estate: Masculine Identity in Shakespeare
Cleanth Brooks and Robert S. Heilman: From Understanding Drama
Sylvan Barnet: ?Henry IV, Part I? on the Stage and Screen
NEWLY ADDED ESSAYS:
T. F. Wharton: Interpreting ?Henry IV?: Four Productions

Rezensionen

`a pleasing emphasis on the plays in preformance. Both texts have very helpful notes, which contain all the supporting information a student is likely to need, presented clearly and interestingly - no small feat.' David Webb, St Martin's College, Lancaster.