Henry VI Part 2 EPUB
by William Shakespeare
Edited by Dr. Barbara A. Mowat, Paul Werstine
Part of the Folger Shakespeare Library series
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The authoritative edition of Henry VI, Part 2 from The Folger Shakespeare Library, the trusted and widely used Shakespeare series for students and general readers.
Henry VI, Part 2 presents a kind of story that was popular before Shakespeare began writing, tracing the fall of powerful individuals to their untimely deaths. The first to go is the Duke of Gloucester, Lord Protector of England and the most powerful man in the kingdom, who is murdered after his wife goes into exile.
Next to meet an unfortunate end is the Duke of Suffolk, the queen's lover, who rules England through her. After Suffolk conspires with the cardinal of Winchester to kill Gloucester, he is banished and assassinated. The cardinal dies raving of his own guilt.
Ultimately, the king's weakness lies behind these events. Preferring spiritual contemplation, he has left others to contend for power. Now his liberty is at risk as Jack Cade, and then the Duke of York, rise against him. The play leaves us in suspense about Henry's fate by ending with the start of the Wars of the Rosesa conflict setting the white rose of the Duke of York against the red rose of King Henry, of the House of Lancaster.
This edition includes:
-Freshly edited text based on the best early printed version of the play
-Full explanatory notes conveniently placed on pages facing the text of the play
-Scene-by-scene plot summaries
-A key to the play's famous lines and phrases
-An introduction to reading Shakespeare's language
-An essay by a leading Shakespeare scholar providing a modern perspective on the play
-Fresh images from the Folger Shakespeare Library's vast holdings of rare books
-An annotated guide to further reading
Essay by Nina Levine
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- Pages:384 pages
- Publisher:Simon & Schuster
- Publication Date:15/10/2014
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- ISBN:9781476789200
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Download - Immediately Available
- Format:EPUB
- Pages:384 pages
- Publisher:Simon & Schuster
- Publication Date:15/10/2014
- Category:
- ISBN:9781476789200
