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I Henry IV has always been one of Shakespeare's most popular plays and this critical guide offers a comprehensive guide to the wide range of criticism on the play and its central figures, including Falstaff. It introduces the play's critical and performance history, including notable stage...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Longstaffe, Stephen
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London ; New York : Continuum International Publishing Group, 2011.
Series:Continuum Renaissance drama.
Subjects:
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616. > King Henry IV.
King Henry IV (Shakespeare, William)
King Henry the Fourth.
Literary studies: plays & playwrights.
Literary studies: c 1500 to c 1800.
DRAMA > Shakespeare.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Shakespeare.
Aufsatzsammlung.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • 1. The Critical Backstory
  • 2. Performance History
  • 3. Current Critical Research: The State of the Art
  • 4. New Directions: The Madcap and Politic Prince of Wales: Ceremony and Courtly Performance in Henry IV
  • 5. New Directions: 'The Devil Take Such Cozeners!': Radical Shakespeare in 1 Henry IV
  • 6. New Directions: Falstaffian 'Gross Indecorum', 'Contrarietie', and Arrested Prodigality: Anachronism and Colliding Generational Sensibilities in 1 Henry IV
  • 7. New Directions: 'By Shrewsbury Clock': The Time of Day and the Death of Hotspur in 1 Henry IV
  • 8. A Survey of Resources.

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