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King Henry VIII
Contributor(s): Shakespeare, William (Author), Margeson, John (Editor)
ISBN: 0521296927     ISBN-13: 9780521296922
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
OUR PRICE:   $11.69  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: May 1990
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Annotation: An international team of scholars offers: --modernised, easily accessible texts--ample but unobtrusive academic guidance--attention to the theatrical qualities of each play and its stage history--informative illustrations, including reconstructions of early performances
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Classics
- Drama | Shakespeare
Dewey: 822.33
LCCN: 89000503
Lexile Measure: 1300
Series: New Cambridge Shakespeare
Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6" W x 8.9" (0.80 lbs) 205 pages
 
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.
Publisher Description:
This book considers and illustrates the stage history of the play, and provides an account of the authorship controversy from the mid-nineteenth century, when John Fletcher's name was first put forward as a collaborator, to recent scholarship, which has not yet reached a consensus. The introduction considers the political and religious background of the play, its pageant-like structure and visual effects, and its varied ironies. The commentary is detailed but concise, explaining difficult passages and contemporary references, and suggesting how the play might have been staged in an Elizabethan theater, or might still be staged for a modern audience.