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1 Henry IV : a critical guide / edited by Stephen Longstaffe.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616, author.
- Series:
- Continuum Renaissance drama.
- Continuum Renaissance drama
- Standardized Title:
- King Henry IV. Part I
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Henry IV, King of England, 1367-1413--Drama--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Henry.
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. King Henry IV--Part 1--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Shakespeare, William.
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Study and teaching.
- Great Britain--History--Henry IV, 1399-1413--Drama.
- Great Britain.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (241 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Other Title:
- One Henry Four
- Henry the Fourth, part one
- Place of Publication:
- London : Continuum, 2011.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- I Henry IV has always been one of Shakespeare's most popular plays and this critical guide offers a comprehensive guide to the wide range of criticism on the play and its central figures, including Falstaff. It introduces the play's critical and performance history, including notable stage productions alongside TV, film and radio versions. It includes a keynote chapter outlining major areas of current research on the play and four new critical essays.
- Contents:
- Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Series Introduction; Timeline; Introduction; CHAPTER ONE The Critical Backstory; CHAPTER TWO Performance History; CHAPTER THREE Current Critical Research: The State of the Art; CHAPTER FOUR New Directions: The Madcap and Politic Prince of Wales: Ceremony and Courtly Performance in Henry IV; CHAPTER FIVE New Directions: 'The Devil Take Such Cozeners!': Radical Shakespeare in 1 Henry IV
- CHAPTER SIX New Directions: Falstaffian 'Gross Indecorum', 'Contrarietie', and Arrested Prodigality: Anachronism and Colliding Generational Sensibilities in 1 Henry IVCHAPTER SEVEN New Directions: 'By Shrewsbury Clock': The Time of Day and the Death of Hotspur in 1 Henry IV; CHAPTER EIGHT A Survey of Resources; Bibliography; Notes on Contributors; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [179]-201) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786613245861
- 9781472554819
- 1472554817
- 9781283245869
- 1283245868
- 9781441170422
- 1441170421
- OCLC:
- 747410876
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