The First Part of King Henry VI

by William Shakespeare, Michael Hattaway (Editor)

Overview

Shakespeare's plays about the reign of Henry VI were for a long time undervalued, but a recent series of outstanding productions by the Royal Shakespeare Company and others has demonstrated their theatrical vitality. This is the first major edition in over twenty-five years. It takes account of recent discoveries concerning Shakespeare's early career and the problems of authorship, and pays particular attention to recent theatrical history. This textually authoritative edition reveals King Henry VI as a dramatically innovative and politically radical account of key events in the Hundred Years War.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780521227544
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	04/23/1990
Series:	The New Cambridge Shakespeare
Pages:	228
Product dimensions:	5.98(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.67(d)

About the Author

Widely esteemed as the greatest writer in the English language, William Shakespeare (1564-1616) was an actor and theatrical producer in addition to writing plays and sonnets. Dubbed "The Bard of Avon," Shakespeare oversaw the building of the Globe Theatre in London, where a number of his plays were staged, the best-known of which include Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, and Macbeth. The First Folio, a printed book of 36 of his comedies, tragedies, and history plays, was published in 1623.

Date of Death:

2018

Place of Birth:

Stratford-upon-Avon, United Kingdom

Place of Death:

Stratford-upon-Avon, United Kingdom

Table of Contents

List of illustrations; Preface; List of abbreviations and conventions; Introduction; 1. Henry VI: the reign and the plays; 2. The decay of empire; 3. Date and occasion; 4. Authorship; 5. Stage history; 6. Sources; 7. Note on the text; 8. List of characters; 9. The play; 10. Textual analysis; 11. Appendixes; Reading list.