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King Henry IV William Shakespeare

King Henry IV von William Shakespeare

King Henry IV William Shakespeare


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Zusammenfassung

This edition of "Henry IV, Part I", with Falstaff towering among his comic inventions, has an introduction discussing both the critical and theatrical history of the play. It also analyzes its language in a commentary on individual words and phrases, and explains the historical background.

King Henry IV Zusammenfassung

King Henry IV: Pt. 1 William Shakespeare

During Shakespeare's lifetime, Henry IV was his most popular play. Today, Sir John Falstaff still towers above Shakespeare's other comic inventions. This edition considers the play in the context of various critical approaches, offers a history of the play in performance from Shakespeare's time to ours, and provides useful information on its historical background. Readers will also find detailed commentary on individual words and phrases, and selections from Shakespeare's sources.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Reception, reputation and date; sources - "The Chronicles"; Daniel's "Civil Wars"; "Famous Victories" and the Prince's "Wild Youth"; Falstaff and the vice; Falstaff as soldier; other Falstaff antecedents; providential views of history versus Renaissance scepticism; the question of structural unity; the pattern of oppositions - Hotspur and Falstaff on honour; from feudal chivalry to pragmatism - language and political change; fathers and sons - role-playing and identity; Falstaff's cowardice and lying - his play world; the "education" of Prince Hal; the rejection of Falstaff; the play in performance; the text; editorial procedures; "The History of King Henry the Fourth, Part I". Appendix: Shakespeare's chronicle sources.

Zusätzliche Informationen

GOR012111649
9780192814494
0192814494
King Henry IV: Pt. 1 William Shakespeare
Gebraucht - Gut Gelesen
Broschiert
Oxford University Press
1987-02-28
336
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