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Named Person: | William Shakespeare |
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Document Type: | Book |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Nicholas Grene |
ISBN: | 0521773415 9780521773416 |
OCLC Number: | 1014524604 |
Description: | XVII, 278 p. ill. 24 cm |
Contents: | List of illustrations; Acknowledgements; Chronology of major serial productions/adaptations; Note on the texts; Introduction: Part I. The Story of the Histories: 1. Serialising the chronicles; 2. Staging the national epic; Part II. Henry VI-Richard III: 3. War imagined; 4. The emergence of character; 5. Curses and prophecies; Part III. Richard II-Henry V: 6. Looking back; 7. Hybrid histories; 8. Change and identity; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index. |
Responsibility: | Nicholas Grene. |
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"...the study does contribute to understanding how the history plays show different aspects of Shakespeare's process of composition and design as he matured as a playwright." Choice "This work is phenomenal in its scope and importance. Nicholas Grene should be commended for a thoroughly researched study..." Sixteenth Century Journal "The book will deservedly find a wide audience across the English/Drama subject area, offering cogent textual and performance criticism." New Theatre Quarterly Read more...

