King Henry The Fifth

by William Shakespeare

Overview

King Henry The Fifth
by William Shakespeare

"Henry V is a history play by William Shakespeare, based on the life of King Henry V of England, focusing on events immediately before and after the Battle of Agincourt during the Hundred Years' War.

The play is the final part of a tetralogy: it is preceded by Richard II, Henry IV, part 1 and Henry IV, part 2. This tetralogy is often referred to as the "Henriad," alluding to the 'epic' nature of the story (and subsequent relation to Homer's epic the "Iliad"). The original audiences would thus have already been familiar with the title character, who was depicted in the Henry IV plays as a wild, undisciplined lad known as "Prince Hal." In Henry V, the young prince has become a mature man and embarks on an attempted conquest of France."

Other Titles of William Shakespeare Books

Alls Well That Ends Well
Antony and Cleopatra
As You Like It
Comedy of Errors
Coriolanus
Cymbeline
Hamlet
Julius Caeser
King Henry the Fourth Part I
King Henry the Eighth
King Henry the Fourth Part II
King Henry The Sixth Part I
King Henry The Sixth Part II
King Henry the Sixth Part III
King John
King Lear
King Richard the Second
King Richard the Third
Loves Labour Lost
Macbeth
A Lovers Complaint
Measure for Measure
Merchant of Venice
Merry Wives of Windsor
Midsummers' Night Dream
Much Ado About Nothing
Othello
Pericles Prince of Tyre
Rape of Lucrece
Romeo and Juliet
Sonnets
Taming of the Shrew
Tempest
The Winter's Tale
Timon of Athens
Titus Andronicus
Troilus and Cressida
Twelfth Night
Two Gentlemen of Verona
Two Noble Kinsmen
Venus and Adonis

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Product Details

BN ID:	2940012046369
Publisher:	Apps Publisher
Publication date:	01/05/2011
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	307 KB

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