The first part of King Henry IV / edited by Herbert Weil, Judith Weil.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.

Contributor:

Weil, Herbert (Herbert S.)

Weil, Judith.

Horace Howard Furness Memorial Library (University of Pennsylvania)

Series:

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. 1984. Cambridge University Press Works.

The new Cambridge Shakespeare

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Henry IV, King of England, 1367-1413--Drama.

Henry.

Henry IV, King of England, 1367-1413.

Great Britain--History--Henry IV, 1399-1413--Drama.

Great Britain.

History.

Genre:

Drama.

Physical Description:

xv, 237 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Edition:

Updated edition.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2007.

Summary:

An international team of scholars offers: modernised, easily accessible texts, ample commentary and introductions, attention to the theatrical qualities of each play and its stage history, informative illustrations. The First Part of King Henry IV This edition offers a strongly theatrical perspective on the origins of The First Part of King Henry IV and the history of its interpretation. The introduction clarifies the play's surprising, de-centred dramatic structure, questioning the dominant assumption that the drama focuses on the education of Prince Hal. It calls attention to the effects of civil war upon a broad range of relationships. Falstaff's unpredictable vitality is explored, together with important contemporary values of honour, friendship, festivity and reformation. This updated edition includes a new introductory section by Katharine A. Craik which describes recent stage, film and critical interpretations.

Contents:

Reputation 1

Date 4

The design of the play 7

Transforming the sources 19

The appeal of Falstaff and the contexts of interpretation 28

Stage history 41

Recent stage, film and critical interpretations / Katharine A. Craik 62

The Play 87

Textual analysis 219

Appendix Shakespeare and Holinshed 231.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 234-237).

ISBN:

0521868017

9780521868013

0521687438

9780521687430

OCLC:

148297718