The Henry VI plays /

A study of the Henry VI plays in performance, this work focuses on the cultural context of modern British productions, which have explored Shakespeare's troubling depiction of England in crisis and related those themes to contemporaneous questions of national identity.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hampton-Reeves, Stuart
Otros Autores: Rutter, Carol Chillington
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Manchester, U.K. ; New York : Manchester University Press : Distributed in the USA by Palgrave, 2006.
Colección:Shakespeare in performance.
Temas:
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616. > King Henry VI.
Henry > VI, > King of England, > 1421-1471 > In literature.
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616 > Stage history > 1950-
Henry > VI, > King of England, > 1421-1471
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616
Shakespeare, William. > King Henry the Sixth.
King Henry VI (Shakespeare, William)
Since 1422
Geschichte.
Kings and rulers in literature.
Theater > Production and direction > Great Britain > Case studies.
Rois et souverains dans la littérature.
DRAMA > Shakespeare.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Shakespeare.
Historiography
Kings and rulers in literature
Literature
Theater > Production and direction
Aufführung
Great Britain > History > Henry VI, 1422-1461 > Historiography.
Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 1422-1461 (Henri VI) > Historiographie.
Great Britain
Case studies
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Playing Henry VI in the early modern period
  • Rediscoveries: nation, war and empire (1899-1953)
  • The Wars of the Roses: the RSC's Henry VI and Edward IV (1963-64)
  • A true trilogy: the RSC's Henry VI (1977-79)
  • Henry VI and the BBC (1960 and 1981-83)
  • English counter-histories: the ESC's House of Lancaster and House of York (1987-89)
  • Acts of war: The RSC's The Plantagenets (1988-90)
  • Plundering in front of hell: The RSC's Henry VI
  • The battle for the throne (1994-95)
  • Black comedies: the RSC's millennial Henry Vi (2000-1).

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