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Shakespeare's Tudor history : a study of Henry IV, parts 1 and 2 / Tom McAlindon.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Furness Shakespeare Library (Van Pelt 628) PR2809 .M33 2001
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- McAlindon, T. (Thomas)
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. King Henry IV.
- Shakespeare, William.
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Characters--Kings and rulers.
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
- Literature and history--England--16th century.
- Literature and history.
- Kings and rulers.
- Great Britain--History--Tudors, 1485-1603.
- Great Britain.
- History.
- England.
- Physical Description:
- 225 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Aldershot ; Burlington, Vt. : Ashgate, [2001]
- Contents:
- Chapter 1 A Critical History 3
- A masterpiece 3
- Comic history 4
- Structures 5
- Nineteenth-century interpretations 8
- Twentieth-century interpretations: conservative Shakespeare 13
- Twentieth-century interpretations: ambivalent Shakespeare 17
- Chapter 2 A Tudor History 27
- Present and past 27
- Rebellion 28
- The colours of rebellion and the problem of truth 34
- Rumour's tongues 39
- 'What is a man but his promise' 40
- Treachery and distrust 44
- Grace and favour 48
- Part II Text
- Chapter 3 Time 53
- Tudor time 53
- Henry IV: image and design 63
- The King 65
- 'Esperance ma comforte': the rebels 70
- 'Continual laughter': Falstaff 75
- 'Sunlike majesty': the heir apparent 83
- 'Veritas filia temporis' 89
- The presence of the past 90
- Chapter 4 Truth 93
- Oaths, perjury, language 93
- Royal duplicity: Henry and Prince John 96
- The rebels: dividing and divided 108
- 'The word of the noble': Sir John Falstaff (and friends) 116
- True prince or princely hypocrite? 121
- Chapter 5 Grace 141
- Grace and honour 141
- 'A god on earth': Henry and Prince John 146
- The 'king of honour': Sir Harry Percy 157
- Sir John: the reforming knight 160
- The 'ungracious boy' 169
- Pilgrims of grace 176
- Appendix Twelfth Night and temperate mirth 177.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0754604683
- OCLC:
- 46907382
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