a collection of critical essaysWaith, Eugene M.creatoreditor.textbibliographyHistoryCriticism, interpretation, etc.njuEnglewood Cliffs, N.JPrentice-Hall[1965]1965monographiceng

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application/pdf185 pages 21 cm.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.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.edited by Eugene M. Waith.Includes bibliographical references (pages 184-185).Also issued online.e-uk---Shakespeare, William1564-1616HistoriesHistorical drama, EnglishHistory and criticismGreat BritainHistory1066-1687HistoriographyKings and rulers in literatureMiddle Ages in literatureShakespeare, William1564-1616Th�e�atre historiqueShakespeare, William1564-1616Chronicle plays of William ShakespeareHistorical drama, EnglishHistoriographyKings and rulers in literatureMiddle Ages in literatureGreat Britain 1066 - 1687 fast Great BritainHistory1066-1687HistoriographyHistorical drama, EnglishHistory and criticismKings and rulers in literatureMiddle Ages in literatureShakespeare, William1564-1616HistoriesPR2982 .W3822.33Waith, Eugene M.Englewood Cliffs, N.J., Prentice-Hall [1965](OCoLC)57209764865011881http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&doc_number=001791236&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIAhttp://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&doc_number=001791236&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIADLC71120720151110141824.0ocm00711389 eng