King Henry IV Part 2

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More troubled and troubling than King Henry IV Part 1, the play continues the story of King Henrys decline and Hals reform. Though Part 2 echoes the structure of the earlier play, it is a darker and more unsettling world, in which even Falstaffs revelry is more tired and cynical, and the once-merry Hal sloughs off his tavern companions to become King Henry V. James C. Bulman's authoritative edition provides a wealth of incisive commentary on this complex history play.

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Bulmans commentary notes are exhaustive, and he highlights many previously unnoted moments of chronicle history influence Bulmans new Arden edition does not merely give textual scholars a tight text and graduate students an authoritative survey of sources and theatrical history. It also effectively argues that we should reevaluate the position of 2 Henry IV within the canon. This masterful edition was well worth the wait. * Shakespeare Quarterly *
Probably the best available edition with a far more up-to-date performance history than any competitor. * Paul Hartle, University of Cambridge, UK *
James C. Bulmans edition of Shakespeares King Henry IV, Part 2 includes an extremely informative introduction which breathes new life into this often-neglected play. Bulman expertly navigates the difficult textual terrainneither the Quarto (which appeared in two issues) nor the Folio provides a fully authoritative copy textexplaining the rationale for his decisions in a detailed but accessible appendix. * Studies in English Literature 1500-1900 *
[King Henry IV Part 2] provides an exceptionally competent, stimulating, and thorough exploration of all major and many minor disputed problems of this sequel ... In his attention to the text of the play and its background, Bulman offers exceptional quality in addition to the immediately evident quantity. * Berliner Beitrge zur Editionswissenschaft *

Author Bio

James C. Bulman is Henry B. and Patricia Bush Tippie Professor of English at Allegheny College, USA and was President of the Shakespeare Association of America (1998-99).