| Edition |
Updated edition. |
| Description |
xv, 266 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
The new Cambridge Shakespeare |
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New Cambridge Shakespeare.
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| Note |
Previous ed.: 1989. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
Publication and date -- Unconformities -- The sources and The famous victories -- The Henriad as remake -- Rewriting the remake -- The morality structure -- The comedy of humours -- City and country comedy -- Language -- History -- Psychodrama -- Time and disease -- Part two on the stage -- Recent stage, film and critical interpretations / Adam Hansen -- Note on the text -- List of characters -- The play -- Textual analysis -- App. 1. Shakespeare's use of Holinshed -- App. 2. Some historical and literary sources -- App. 3. The famous victories -- App. 4. Tarlton and the Lord Chief Justice. |
| Summary |
"Giorgio Melchiori offers a fresh approach to the text of The Second Part of King Henry IV, which he sees as an unplanned sequel to the First Part, itself a 'remake' of an old, non-Shakespearean play. The Second Part deliberately exploits the popular success of Sir John Falstaff, introduced in Part One; the resulting rich humour gives a comic dimension to the play which makes it a unique blend of history, Morality play and comedy. Among modern editions of the play this is the one most firmly based on the quarto. |
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It presents an eminently actable text, by showing how Shakespeare's own choices are superior for practical purposes to suggested emendations, and by keeping interference in the original stage directions to a minimum, in order to respect, as Shakespeare did, the players' freedom. This updated edition includes a new introductory section by Adam Hansen describing recent stage, film and critical interpretations."--BOOK JACKET. |
| Subject |
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. King Henry IV. Part 2.
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Henry IV, King of England, 1367-1413 -- Drama.
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Great Britain -- History -- Henry IV, 1399-1413 -- Drama.
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| Added Author |
Melchiori, Giorgio.
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| Added Title |
King Henry IV. Part 2
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| ISBN |
9780521869263 cased |
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0521869269 cased |
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9780521689502 paperback |
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0521689503 paperback |
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