Oxford Shakespeare: King John - King John

This important new edition of one of Shakespeare's more neglected plays offers a wide-ranging critical introduction, concentrating on its relevance to Elizabethan political issues and on the role played in it by women, the family, and the law. There is a comprehensive stage history, and full and helpful annotation pays special attention to the play's language and staging. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

Product details

• Authors: William Shakespeare
• Assisted by: A R Braunmuller (Editor), A. R. Braunmuller (Editor), A. R. (Professor of English and Comparative Literature Braunmuller (Editor)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press Trade
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 14.08.2008
• EAN: 9780199537143
• ISBN: 978-0-19-953714-3
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 197 mm x 18 mm
• Series: Oxford World's Classics; The Oxford Shakespeare
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies