King Henry VI Part 2: Third Series
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
King Henry VI Part 2: Third Series
By (Author) William Shakespeare
Edited by Ronald Knowles
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
The Arden Shakespeare
25th March 2009
United Kingdom
Classifications
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
Literary studies: plays and playwrights
Literary studies: c 1600 to c 1800
822.33
Physical Properties
Paperback
512
Width 129mm, Height 198mm
564g
Description
This edition celebrates King Henry VI Part 2 as one of the most exciting and dynamic plays of the English renaissance theatre, with its exploration of power politics and social revolution and its focus on the relationship between divine justice and sin. An extensive discussion of performance history traces the play's progress on stage from abridgement and adaptation to full historical epic. A survey of criticism discusses the wide range of responses provoked by the play's handling of its historical theme, and concludes by focusing on the element of burlesque in the attempted social revolution portrayed.
Author Bio
William Shakespeare (1564-1616) was an English dramatist, poet, and actor, generally regarded as the greatest playwright of all time. RONALD KNOWLES is a Lecturer in English at the University of Reading, UK.
