This edition celebrates King Henry VI Part 2 as one of the most exciting and dynamic plays of the English renaissance theatre, with its exploration of power politics and social revolution and its focus on the relationship between divine justice and sin. An extensive discussion of performance history traces the play's progress on stage from abridgement and adaptation to full historical epic. A survey of criticism discusses the wide range of responses provoked by the play's handling of its historical theme, and concludes by focusing on the element of burlesque in the attempted social revolution portrayed.
| ISBN: | 9781903436622 |
| Publication date: | 9th December 1999 |
| Author: | William Shakespeare |
| Publisher: | The Arden Shakespeare an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 512 pages |
| Series: | The Arden Shakespeare |
| Genres: |
Classic and pre-20th century plays Literary studies: plays and playwrights Literary studies: c 1600 to c 1800 Educational: First / native language: Literature studies |
This edition celebrates King Henry VI Part 2 as one of the most exciting and dynamic plays of the English renaissance theatre, with its exploration of power politics and social revolution and its focus on the relationship between divine justice and sin. An extensive discussion of performance history traces the play's progress on stage from abridgement and adaptation to full historical epic. A survey of criticism discusses the wide range of responses provoked by the play's handling of its historical theme, and concludes by focusing on the element of burlesque in the attempted social revolution portrayed.
"King Henry VI" features in the following genres: Classic and pre-20th century plays, Literary studies: plays and playwrights, Literary studies: c 1600 to c 1800, Educational: First / native language: Literature studies
"King Henry VI" is available in Hardback
"King Henry VI" was written by William Shakespeare and published by The Arden Shakespeare an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
"King Henry VI" has 512 pages
Yes it is part of The Arden Shakespeare series