| The Life of Henry the Eighth Contributor(s): Shakespeare, William (Author) |
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ISBN: 1535551127 ISBN-13: 9781535551120 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $12.48 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 1823 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh - History |
| Physical Information: 0.21" H x 8" W x 10" (0.48 lbs) 102 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Henry VIII is a collaborative history play, written by William Shakespeare and John Fletcher, based on the life of King Henry VIII of England. An alternative title, All is True, is recorded in contemporary documents, the title Henry VIII not appearing until the play's publication in the First Folio of 1623. Stylistic evidence indicates that individual scenes were written by either Shakespeare or his collaborator and successor, John Fletcher. It is also somewhat characteristic of the late romances in its structure. It is noted for having more stage directions than any of Shakespeare's other plays. During a performance of Henry VIII at the Globe Theatre in 1613, a cannon shot employed for special effects ignited the theatre's thatched roof (and the beams), burning the original Globe building to the ground. |