Henry IV, Part 1 illustrated - William Shakespeare - Books - Independently Published - 9798730551077 - March 30, 2021
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William Shakespeare
Henry IV, Part 1 illustrated

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David Scott Kastan lucidly explores the remarkable richness and the ambitious design of King Henry IV Part 1 and shows how these complicate any easy sense of what kind of play it is. Conventionally regarded as a history play, much of it is in fact conspicuously invented fiction, and Kastan argues that the non-historical, comic plot does not simply parody the historical action but by its existence raises questions about the very nature of history. The full and engaging introduction devotes extensive discussion to the play's language, indicating how its insistent economic vocabulary provides texture for the social concerns of the play and focuses attention on the central relationship between value and political authority. Kastan also covers the recurrence of the word "honor" in the text and the role that women play. Appendices provide the sources of 1 Henry IV, discussions of Shakespeare's metrics, and the history of the manuscript.

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released March 30, 2021
ISBN13 9798730551077
Publishers Independently Published
Pages 204
Dimensions 140 × 216 × 11 mm   ·   240 g
Language English  

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