{"product_id":"henry-v-james-loehlin-9780719059445","title":"Henry V","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis study examines the profound changes that twentieth-century performance has wrought on Shakespeare's complex drama of war and politics. What was accepted at the turn of the century as a patriotic celebration of a national hero has emerged in the modern theatre as a dark and troubling analysis of the causes and costs of war. The book details the theatrical innovations and political insights that have turned one of Shakespeare's most traditional-bound plays into one of his most popular and provocative. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHenry V gives details analyses of several important modern productions. Beginning with a consideration of the play's political significance in Elizabethan London, the book goes on the reveal its subsequent reinvention, both as patriotic pageant and anti-war manifesto. Individual chapters consider important productions by the Royal Shakespeare Company, and other British and North American companies, as well as the landmark film versions. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA compelling account of the theatrical revolution that has transformed one of Shakespeare's most challenging plays.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James Loehlin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0719059445\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780719059445\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Manchester University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/04\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.41d","brand":"James Loehlin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44311476928767,"sku":"9780719059445","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9b08a598-3389-4dbb-b3c6-56f2a869772f.jpg?v=1695722976","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/henry-v-james-loehlin-9780719059445","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}