Henry IV: Parts I and II

by James N. Loehlin

Overview

This engaging double-volume Handbook explores the Henry IV plays as texts for performance as they unfold, moment by moment, on the stage. With scene-by-scene commentary, and including an account of their life on stage, film and in criticism, this guide illuminates two plays that together rank as one of Shakespeare's greatest achievements.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781350316768
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date:	05/08/2008
Series:	Shakespeare Handbooks
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	256
File size:	324 KB

About the Author

JAMES N. LOEHLIN is Associate Professor of English at the University of Texas at Austin, USA. He is the author of Henry V in the Manchester Shakespeare in Performance series and editor of Romeo and Juliet in the Cambridge Shakespeare in Production series. He has directed eighteen of Shakespeare's plays, including both parts of Henry IV.

Table of Contents

General Editor's Preface
 Preface
 The Texts and Early Performances
 Commentary
 The Plays' Sources and Cultural Contexts
 Key Productions and Performances
 The Plays on Screen
 Critical Assessments
 Further Reading
 Index.