Henry VI : critical essays / edited by Thomas A. Pendleton.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Pendleton, Thomas A.

Horace Howard Furness Memorial Library (University of Pennsylvania)

Series:

Shakespeare criticism

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. King Henry VI.

Shakespeare, William.

Henry VI, King of England, 1421-1471--In literature.

Henry.

Henry VI, King of England, 1421-1471.

Kings and rulers in literature.

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Henry VI.

Local Subjects:

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Henry VI.

Physical Description:

xii, 302 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2001.

Summary:

The Henry VI plays, written early in Shakespeare's career and succeeded by other, better plays, quickly receded to the status of minor Shakespeare, and for most of their critical lifetime, the plays labored under the further disadvantage of questions of text and authorship that diminished in-depth examination of the plays. For the last fifty years, though, the climate has been improving, and the Henry VI plays are now more discussed and more appreciated than at any time since their first appearance. In this volume, Thomas A. Pendleton presents a collection of new essays by distinguished scholars on subjects as diverse as the principle of unity in the trilogy, the tradition of illumination, textual variations, and anachronism and allegory. At long last, Henry VI: Critical Essays fills a gap in critical inquiry of these often neglected works.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-292) and index.

ISBN:

0815333013

OCLC:

54065716