Overview

During Shakespeare's lifetime, Henry IV was his most popular play. Today, Sir John Falstaff still towers above Shakespeare's other comic inventions. This edition considers the play in the context of various critical approaches, offers a history of the play in performance from Shakespeare's time to ours, and provides useful information on its historical background. Readers will also find detailed commentary on individual words and phrases, and selections from Shakespeare's sources.

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Author:   William Shakespeare ,  David Bevington
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford Paperbacks
Dimensions:   Width: 13.00cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 21.00cm
Weight:   0.308kg
ISBN:  

9780192814494

ISBN 10:   0192814494
Pages:   336
Publication Date:   19 March 1987
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  A / AS level ,  Undergraduate
Replaced By:   9780192834218
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order  
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Table of Contents

"Reception, reputation and date; sources - ""The Chronicles""; Daniel's ""Civil Wars""; ""Famous Victories"" and the Prince's ""Wild Youth""; Falstaff and the vice; Falstaff as soldier; other Falstaff antecedents; providential views of history versus Renaissance scepticism; the question of structural unity; the pattern of oppositions - Hotspur and Falstaff on honour; from feudal chivalry to pragmatism - language and political change; fathers and sons - role-playing and identity; Falstaff's cowardice and lying - his play world; the ""education"" of Prince Hal; the rejection of Falstaff; the play in performance; the text; editorial procedures; ""The History of King Henry the Fourth, Part I"". Appendix: Shakespeare's chronicle sources."

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