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King Henry VIII (Arden Shakespeare: Third Series)
William Shakespeare
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Description for King Henry VIII (Arden Shakespeare: Third Series)
Paperback. "King Henry VIII" has one of the fullest theatrical histories of any play in the Shakespeare canon, yet has been consistently misrepresented, both in performance and in criticism. This edition offers a fresh perspective on this ironic, multi-layered, collaborative play. Editor(s): McMullan, Gordon. Series: The Arden Shakespeare. Num Pages: 544 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DDS; DSGS; YQE. Category: (ES) Secondary; (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 132 x 28. Weight in Grams: 566.
King Henry VIII has one of the fullest theatrical histories of any play in the Shakespeare canon, yet has been consistently misrepresented, both in performance and in criticism. This edition offers a new perspective on this ironic, multi-layered, collaborative play, revealing it as a complex meditation on the progress of Reformation which sees English life since Henry VIII's day as a series of bewildering changes in national and personal allegiance and represents 'history' as the product of varied and contradictory testimony. McMullan makes a powerful claim for the rehabilitation of Henry VIII, providing the fullest performance history of any edition ... Read more
King Henry VIII has one of the fullest theatrical histories of any play in the Shakespeare canon, yet has been consistently misrepresented, both in performance and in criticism. This edition offers a new perspective on this ironic, multi-layered, collaborative play, revealing it as a complex meditation on the progress of Reformation which sees English life since Henry VIII's day as a series of bewildering changes in national and personal allegiance and represents 'history' as the product of varied and contradictory testimony. McMullan makes a powerful claim for the rehabilitation of Henry VIII, providing the fullest performance history of any edition ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Arden Shakespeare
Number of pages
544
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Series
The Arden Shakespeare
Condition
New
Number of Pages
544
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781903436257
SKU
V9781903436257
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Ref
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About William Shakespeare
Gordon McMullan is a professor in the Department of English at King's College London.
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