King John

Klappentext Shakespeare's King John is a curious play in that it has no obvious villain or hero, though the King himself shares some of the qualities of both. From the point of view of a modern reader, brought up to regard the wresting of Magna Carta from King John as the most important event in his reign, Shakespeare's complete omission of any mention of this aspect of King John's struggle with the barons will also seem odd. Zusammenfassung Edited and introduced by L. A. Beaurline! the New Cambridge Shakespeare edition of King John offers the most complete account to date of the play's stage history! with illustrations to demonstrate its dramatic potential. Beaurline presents new evidence to suggest that Shakespeare's play predates the anonymous Troublesome Reign of King John. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of illustrations; Preface; Abbreviations and conventions; Introduction; 1. Stage history; 2. Dramatic speech; 3. Symmetries and design; 4. Politics and conscience; 5. Note on the text; 6. List of characters; 7. The play; 8. Supplementary notes; 9. Textual analysis; Appendix; Reading list.

List of contents

List of illustrations; Preface; Abbreviations and conventions; Introduction; 1. Stage history; 2. Dramatic speech; 3. Symmetries and design; 4. Politics and conscience; 5. Note on the text; 6. List of characters; 7. The play; 8. Supplementary notes; 9. Textual analysis; Appendix; Reading list.

Product details

• Authors: William Shakespeare
• Assisted by: L. A. Beaurline (Editor), L. A. (University of Virginia) Beaurline (Editor), A. R. Braunmuller (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 05.11.1992
• EAN: 9780521293877
• ISBN: 978-0-521-29387-7
• Dimensions: 150 mm x 230 mm x 15 mm
• 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