Second Part of King Henry IV

Zusammenfassung This second edition retains Giorgio Melchiori's text of The Second Part of King Henry IV. In his Introduction Melchiori argues that the play forms an unplanned sequel to the First Part. The volume also features a new section by Adam Hansen on recent stage! film and critical interpretations of the play. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of illustrations; Preface; Abbreviations and conventions; Introduction: Publication and date; Unconformities; The sources and The Famous Victories; The Henriad as remake; Rewriting the remake; The Morality structure; The comedy of humours; City and country comedy; Language; History; Psychodrama; Time and disease; Part Two on the stage; Recent stage, film and critical interpretations by Adam Hansen; Note on the text; List of characters; THE PLAY; Textual analysis; Appendixes: 1. Shakespeare's use of Holinshed; 2. Some historical and literary sources; 3. The Famous Victories; 4. Tarlton and the Lord Chief Justice; Reading list.

List of contents

List of illustrations; Preface; Abbreviations and conventions; Introduction: Publication and date; Unconformities; The sources and The Famous Victories; The Henriad as remake; Rewriting the remake; The Morality structure; The comedy of humours; City and country comedy; Language; History; Psychodrama; Time and disease; Part Two on the stage; Recent stage, film and critical interpretations by Adam Hansen; Note on the text; List of characters; THE PLAY; Textual analysis; Appendixes: 1. Shakespeare's use of Holinshed; 2. Some historical and literary sources; 3. The Famous Victories; 4. Tarlton and the Lord Chief Justice; Reading list.

Product details

• Authors: Adam Hansen, Giorgio Melchiori, William Shakespeare
• Assisted by: Adam Hansen (Editor), Giorgio Melchiori (Editor), Melchiori Giorgio (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 03.05.2007
• EAN: 9780521689502
• ISBN: 978-0-521-68950-2
• Series: New Cambridge Shakespeare: The; The New Cambridge Shakespeare (NCS); New cambridge shakespeare; The New Cambridge Shakespeare (NCS)
• Subjects: Education and learning > Readings/interpretations/reading notes; Fiction > Narrative literature; LITERARY COLLECTIONS / General, Classic and pre-20th century plays, Shakespeare Plays, Relating to Shakespeare / Shakespearean