King Henry VI Part 2: Third Series (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781903436639)

This edition celebrates King Henry VI Part 2 as one of the most exciting and dynamic plays of the English renaissance theatre, with its exploration of power politics and social revolution and its focus on the relationship between divine justice and sin. An extensive discussion of performance history traces the play's progress on stage from abridgement and adaptation to full historical epic. A survey of criticism discusses the wide range of responses provoked by the play's handling of its historical theme, and concludes by focusing on the element of burlesque in the attempted social revolution portrayed.

Author: William Shakespeare
ISBN-10: 190343663X
ISBN-13: 9781903436639
Publisher: Arden Shakespeare
Language: English
Published: 12/01/1999
Pages: 512
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.19lbs
Size: 7.68h x 5.10w x 1.17d