| Shakespeare's Kings: The Great Plays and the History of England in the Middle Ages: 1337-1485 Contributor(s): Norwich, John Julius (Author) |
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ISBN: 0743200314 ISBN-13: 9780743200318 Publisher: Scribner Book Company OUR PRICE: $26.55 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2001 Annotation: In a fast-paced, engaging narrative, Norwich chronicles the actual events of the 14th and 15th centuries that inspired Shakespeare's history plays, from the untimely death of the heroic Black Prince and Henry Bolingbroke's ousting of Richard II to the legendary Battle of Agincourt and the notorious 18-month reign of Richard III. of full-color photos. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Shakespeare - History | Europe - Medieval |
| Dewey: 822.33 |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (1.20 lbs) 432 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In a sparkling, fast-paced narrative, esteemed historian John Julius Norwich chronicles the turbulent events of fourteenth- and fifteenth-century England that inspired Shakespeare's history plays. It was a time of uncertainty and incessant warfare, a time during which the crown was constantly contested, alliances were made and broken, and peasants and townsmen alike arose in revolt. This was the raw material of Shakespeare's dramas, and Norwich holds up his work to the light of history to ask: Who was the real Falstaff? How accurate a historian was the playwright? Shakespeare's Kings is a marvelous study of the Bard's method of spinning history into art, and a captivating portrait of the Middle Ages. |