| The Third Part of King Henry VI Contributor(s): Shakespeare, William (Author), Hattaway, Michael (Editor) |
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ISBN: 052137331X ISBN-13: 9780521373319 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $76.94 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 1993 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Collections - History - Drama | Shakespeare |
| Dewey: 822.33 |
| LCCN: 92000965 |
| Series: New Cambridge Shakespeare |
| Physical Information: 0.69" H x 6" W x 9" (1.18 lbs) 248 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A series of outstanding productions by the Royal Shakespeare Company and others have recently demonstrated the theatrical vitality of Shakespeare's plays about the reign of Henry VI. In the Third Part Shakespeare extends his essay on monarchical politics by contrasting two kings, the good but ineffective Henry VI with his rival, the sensual and victorious Edward IV. He also offers more evidence of the perils of aristocratic factionalism in a series of scenes that display the grievous wounds caused by the Wars of the Roses. Here we watch the savage death of the Duke of York at the hands of Queen Margaret, the moving lament of King Henry as he witnesses the slaughter of the battle of Towton where the Lancastrians were defeated, and finally, Henry's death at the hands of Richard of Gloucester, later King Richard III. |