Shakespeare: the histories;
Series: Twentieth century views. | A Spectrum book ; . S-TC-45 Published by : Prentice-Hall (Englewood Cliffs, N.J.,) Physical details: 185 pages 21 cm.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| Die Afrikaanse Protestantse Akademie | 822.33 SHA (Browse shelf) | 1 | Available | APA038541 |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 184-185).
Part I. Background -- English history in the sixteenth century / Lily B. Campbell -- The Elizabethan world order / E.M.W. Tillyard -- Origins of the history play / M.M. Reese -- Part II. The first tetralogy : Henry VI-Richard III -- The frame of disorder : Henry VI / J.P. Brockbank -- Angel with horns : the unity of Richard III / A.P. Rossiter -- Part III. King John -- Commodity and honour in King John / James L. Calderwood -- Part IV. The second tetralogy : Richard II, Henry IV, Henry V -- The historical pattern from Richard II to Henry V / Derek Traversi -- A little more than a little / R.J. Dorius -- Falstaff and the prince / J. Dover Wilson -- Introduction to Henry V / J.H. Walter -- Part V. Henry VIII -- What is Shakespeare's Henry VIII about? / Frank Kermode.
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Tracing the fortunes of the English monarchy during periods of widespread intrigue, treachery, and violence, Shakespeare's Histories center on the problem of power - its use and misuse, its prerogatives and responsibilities, its glittering rewards and grim reckoning. The critical essays in this volume consider the plays both individually and as part of a dramatic sequence. Included are: The Elizabethan World Order, Angel with Horns: The Unity of Richard III, What is Shakespeare's Henry VIII About?, and The Historical Pattern from Richard II to Henry V.
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