Shakespeare's Serial History Plays (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521045636)

This study provides a re-reading of the two sequences of English history plays, Henry VI-Richard III and Richard II-Henry V. Reconsidering the chronicle sources and the staging practices of Shakespeare's time, Grene argues that the history plays were originally designed for serial performance. The book looks at their original creation in the 1590s and at modern serial productions or adaptations, such as the famous Royal Shakespeare Company's 1960s Wars of the Roses and others.

Author: Nicholas Grene
ISBN-10: 0521045630
ISBN-13: 9780521045636
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 12/03/2007
Pages: 300
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.97lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.67d