Henry IV: Parts I and II

ISBN-13: 9780230019119 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 256 str.

J Loehlin

Opis

This engaging double-volume Handbook explores the Henry IV plays as texts for performance as they unfold, moment by moment, on the stage. With scene-by-scene commentary, and including an account of their life on stage, film and in criticism, this guide illuminates two plays that together rank as one of Shakespeare's greatest achievements.

Spis treści

General Editor's Preface.- Preface.- The Texts and Early Performances.- Commentary.- The Plays' Sources and Cultural Contexts.- Key Productions and Performances.- The Plays on Screen.- Critical Assessments.- Further Reading.- Index.

O autorze

JAMES N. LOEHLIN is Associate Professor of English at the University of Texas at Austin, USA. He is the author of Henry V in the Manchester Shakespeare in Performance series and editor of Romeo and Juliet in the Cambridge Shakespeare in Production series. He has directed eighteen of Shakespeare's plays, including both parts of Henry IV.