
King Henry VI Part 2
by William Shakespeare
Title:
King Henry VI Part 2
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
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.




























