Henry VI, Part One (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780198183921)

Henry VI: Part One is a dramatic tale of the lives of soldiers, diplomats, kings, and insurrectionists. It depicts the fractious instability of the court and nobility of fifteenth-century England, and their squabbles with their French counterparts.
Despite its debut performance in 1592, however, Henry VI: Part One does not appear in printed form until some thirty years later, in the 1623 folio. There are many questions, therefore, surrounding exactly how many people wrote the play, when they did so, how it was performed, who played what part, and the nature of the manuscript behind the first performance. In his wide-ranging introduction, Michael Taylor offers answers to these questions, and discusses other key issues such as language, structure, performance history, and the role of women in the play. Taylor edits the play for students, scholars, and theater-goers with an informative commentary on all aspects of the language, action, characters, and staging.

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Author: William Shakespeare
ISBN-10: 0198183925
ISBN-13: 9780198183921
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Language: English
Published: 02/12/2004
Pages: 268
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.98lbs
Size: 8.82h x 5.36w x 0.81d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 8.9
Point Value: 4
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 53862 / Henry VI: Part I