1 Henry IV: A Critical Guide
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1 Henry IV: A Critical Guide
By (Author) Dr Stephen Longstaffe
By (author) Dr Stephen Longstaffe
Continuum Publishing Corporation
Continuum Publishing Corporation
18th August 2011
United States
Classifications
Professional and Scholarly
Non Fiction
Literary studies: c 1600 to c 1800
822.33
Physical Properties
Paperback
240
Width 138mm, Height 216mm
344g
Description
An introduction to Shakespeare's I Henry IV - introducing its critical and performance history, current critical landscape and new directions in research on the play.
Reviews
This Critical Guide demonstrates why Shakespeare's drama about the education of a prince remains such a "renewable resource" for both schools and universities. Its impressive contributors show there is a perfect match between 1 Henry IV and the educational aims of the Continuum Renaissance Drama series. In a chain of ingeniously linked essays, they reveal how the play poses questions about multiculturalism, role play, history, generational conflict, and the control of the media that are as pressing today as in 1597. So this sophisticated Guide illustrates how Shakespeare does not simply serve modern education, but in deep, sometimes disturbing ways, teaches the teachers. -- Richard Wilson, Professor in English Literature, Cardiff University, UK
Author Bio
Stephen Longstaffe is Senior Lecturer in English at the University of Cumbria, UK.
