King Henry V
Format: Hardcover
ISBN13: 9780521221542
Hardcover|9780521221542
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This new edition of Shakespeare's most celebrated war play points to the many inconsistencies in the presentation of Henry V. Andrew Gurr's substantial introduction explains the play as a reaction to the decade of war which preceded its writing, and analyses the play's double vision of Henry as both military hero and self-seeking individual. Professor Gurr shows how the patriotic declarations of the Chorus are contradicted by the play's action. He places the play's more controversial sequences in the context of Elizabethan thought, in particular the studies of the laws and morality of war written in the years before Henry V. He also studies the variety of language and dialect in the play. The appendices summarise Shakespeare's debt to his dramatic and historical sources, while the stage history shows how subsequent centuries have received and adapted the play on the stage and in film.
| ISBN-13 | 9780521221542 |
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| ISBN-10 | 0521221544 |
| Weight | 1.16 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 6.13 x 0.75 x 9.25 In |
| List Price | $70.00 |
| Format | Hardcover |
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| Language | English |
| Pages | 258 pages |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Published On | 1992-08-20 |
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