Henry VI Part Three

by William Shakespeare, Gillian Day (Introduction), Gillian Day (Revised by)

Overview

Henry VI Part III is the third of William Shakespeare's plays set during the lifetime of King Henry VI of England, and prepares the ground for one of his best-known and most controversial plays: the tragedy of King Richard III (Richard III of England). It follows on from Henry VI, part 1 and Henry VI, part 2.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780141964942
Publisher:	Penguin UK
Publication date:	10/25/2007
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	352
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

William Shakespeare (1564-1616) was born to John Shakespeare and mother Mary Arden some time in late April 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon. He wrote about 38 plays (the precise number is uncertain), a collection of sonnets and a variety of other poems.


Gillian Day is Senior Lecturer in English at the University of Birmingham
Stanley Wells is Emeritus Professor of the University of Birmingham and Chairman of the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust.

Date of Death:

2018

Place of Birth:

Stratford-upon-Avon, United Kingdom

Place of Death:

Stratford-upon-Avon, United Kingdom

Editorial Reviews

"...not simply a better text but a new conception of Shakespeare. This is a major achievement of twentieth-century scholarship."—Times Literary Supplement

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