Henry IV, Part 2: The Oxford Shakespeare Paperback / softback
by William Shakespeare
Edited by Rene (Reader in English Literature, Reader in English Literature, University College, London) Weis
Part of the Oxford World's Classics series
Paperback / softback
Description
Rene Weis reveals Shakepeare's use of multiple sources to be eclectic in the extreme in this radical reconsideration of the play's date and text.
He also argues for the first time that Falstaff was called Oldcastle in Part 2 as well as in Part I.
The play's striving towards a form of order, peace, and legitimacy is explored in relation to Part I and through rigorous attention to structure and language.
A full account of the play's history in performance and on film yields a fascinating reflection of its relationship to national triumph and crisis, as well as the diverse idealogical interpretations it has inspired.
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Less than 10 available - usually despatched within 24 hours
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:304 pages, 10 halftones of historic and modern stagings of the play
- Publisher:Oxford University Press
- Publication Date:14/08/2008
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- ISBN:9780199537136
Information
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Less than 10 available - usually despatched within 24 hours
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:304 pages, 10 halftones of historic and modern stagings of the play
- Publisher:Oxford University Press
- Publication Date:14/08/2008
- Category:
- ISBN:9780199537136
