Shakespeare's English kings : history, chronicle, and drama /

Far more than any professional historian, Shakespeare is responsible for whatever notions most of us possess about English medieval history. Anyone who appreciates the dramatic action of Shakespeare's history plays but is confused by much of the historical detail will welcome this guide to the...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Saccio, Peter
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, ©2000.
Edición:2nd ed.
Colección:OUP E-Books.
Temas:
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616 > Histories.
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616 > Characters > Kings and rulers.
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616
1066-1687
Historical drama, English > History and criticism.
Kings and rulers in literature.
Théâtre historique anglais > Histoire et critique.
Rois et souverains dans la littérature.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Shakespeare.
DRAMA > Shakespeare.
Chronicle plays of William Shakespeare
Historical drama, English
Historiography
Kings and rulers in literature
Literature
Literatura inglesa (crítica e interpretação)
Great Britain > History > 1066-1687 > Historiography.
Great Britain > In literature.
Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 1066-1687 > Historiographie.
Great Britain
History
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • History and the history plays
  • Richard II : the fall of the king
  • Henry IV : the king embattled
  • Henry V : the king victorious
  • Henry VI : the loss of empire
  • Henry VI & Edward IV : the rival kings
  • Richard III : the last Plantagenet
  • John : the legitimacy of the king
  • Henry VIII : the supreme head
  • Afterword to the second edition
  • Appendix on names and titles
  • Genealogical charts
  • Chronological charts.

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