Shakespeare's History Plays: Richard II to Henry V - The Making of a King

by Moseley, C. W. R. D.
ISBN: 9781847601063
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Overview

This book, first published by Penguin in 1988, provides an excellent introduction to the world and action of Shakespeare's history plays. Part I examines the context for Shakespeare's history plays, including the a treatment of Elizabethan cosmology and its relevance to political order. Part 2 explores the 'Ricardian' plays, under the following headings: Mirrors of our Fickle State; Hawks and Handsaws: Modes and Genres of the Plays; This Blessed Plot: Husbandry and the Garden; Passing Brave to be a King: Richard II; This Royal Throne of Kings: Henry IV, parts 1 and 2; This Sceptred Isle: Henry V; A Trim Reckoning: Language, Poetics and Rhetoric. This title is also available as a searchable ebook from Humanities-Ebooks.co.uk and for libraries from Ebrary, EBSCO and Ingram. "Interesting, articulate and accessible this is a very good introduction. Ideal for anyone seeking an overview of the plays."--by Tom Wright
  • Format: Trade Paperback
  • Author: Moseley, C. W. R. D.
  • ISBN: 9781847601063
  • Condition: Used
  • Dimensions: 9.00 x 0.52
  • Number Of Pages: 248
  • Publication Year: 2010