King John / edited by Jesse M. Lander and J.J.M. Tobin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616, author.

Contributor:

Lander, Jesse M., editor.

Tobin, J. J. M. (John Joseph Michael), 1937- editor.

Horace Howard Furness Memorial Library (University of Pennsylvania)

Series:

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. 1995 Works.

The Arden Shakespeare. Third series.

Standardized Title:

King John

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

John, King of England, 1167-1216--Drama.

John.

John, King of England, 1167-1216.

Kings and rulers.

Great Britain--History--John, 1199-1216--Drama.

Great Britain.

History.

Great Britain--Kings and rulers--Drama.

Genre:

Drama.

History.

Physical Description:

xvii, 354 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.

Place of Publication:

London, UK ; New York, NY, USA : Bloomsbury Arden Shakespeare, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2018.

Summary:

King John tells the story of John's struggle to retain the crown in the face of alternative claims to the throne from France and is one of the earlier history plays. This book offers students a comprehensive introduction exploring the play's relationship to its source and to later plays in the history cycle, as well as giving a full account of its critical and performance history, including key productions in 2015 which marked the anniversary of Magna Carta.

Contents:

Date

Politics : international and national

Reformation and the papal deposing power

Conscience and commodity

Legitimacy and legitimation

Oath-taking and vow-breaking

Disenchantment

History plays and historiography

Rhetorical patterns

Afterlives

Textual note

King John

Appendix: casting chart.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781904271383

1904271383

9781904271390

1904271391

OCLC:

1023402042