King Henry VI Part 2

Name: King Henry VI Part 2
Brand: William Shakespeare
SKU: 9781903436639
Price: 14.61 GBP
Availability: InStock

by William Shakespeare

Title:

Author:

William Shakespeare

Series (if any):

The Arden Shakespeare Third Series

Edited by:

Knowles, Ronald

Format:

Paperback

Number of pages:

512 pages

Publisher:

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

ISBN-13:

9781903436639

EAN:

9781903436639

Publication Date:

09/12/1999

Classifications:

Plays, playscripts

Weight (g):

692

Dimensions (mm):

199 x 131 x 27

Publication Country:

United Kingdom

Language:

English

Condition:

New

Price:£14.61

5 copies in stock

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Description

This edition celebrates King Henry VI Part 2 as one of the most exciting and dynamic plays of the English renaissance theatre, with its exploration of power politics and social revolution and its focus on the relationship between divine justice and sin. An extensive discussion of performance history traces the play''s progress on stage from abridgement and adaptation to full historical epic. A survey of criticism discusses the wide range of responses provoked by the play''s handling of its historical theme, and concludes by focusing on the element of burlesque in the attempted social revolution portrayed.