Henry VIII

by William Shakespeare

Overview

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Hesperides Press are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781406731231
Publisher:	Read & Co. Classics
Publication date:	12/18/2006
Series:	Shakespeare Library
Pages:	161
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.37(d)

About the Author

William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon in April, 1564, and his birth is traditionally celebrated on April 23. The facts of his life, known from surviving documents, are sparse. He died on April 23, 1616, and was buried in Holy Trinity Church, Stratford. 

A. R. Braunmuller is Distinguished Professor of English and Comparative Literature at the University of California at Los Angeles. He has written critical volumes on George Peele and George Chapman and has edited plays in both the Oxford (King John) and Cambridge (Macbeth) series of Shakespeare editions. He is also general editor of The New Cambridge Shakespeare. 

Stephen Orgel is the Jackson Eli Reynolds Professor of the Humanities at Stanford University and general editor of the Cambridge Studies in Renaissance Literature and Culture. His books include Imagining Shakespeare, The Authentic Shakespeare, Impersonations: The Performance of Gender in Shakespeare’s England and The Illusion of Power.

Date of Death:

2018

Place of Birth:

Stratford-upon-Avon, United Kingdom

Place of Death:

Stratford-upon-Avon, United Kingdom

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The Life of King Henry the Eighth
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Table of Contents

Editors' Preface ix

Shakespeare's Henry VIII xiii

Reading Shakespeare's Language: Henry VIII xv

Shakespeare's Life xxvi

Shakespeare's Theater xxxv

The Publication of Shakespeare's Plays xliv

An Introduction to This Text xlviii

Henry VIII

Text of the Play with Commentary 1

Longer Notes 239

Textual Notes 245

Appendix on Authorship 251

Henry VIII: A Modern Perspective Barbara A. Mowat 253

Further Reading 271

Key to Famous Lines and Phrases 295

Editorial Reviews

This latest edition to the great "Pelican Shakespeare" line is as noteworthy as the previous volumes. It includes the full text of the play, an introduction, an essay on the theater, and more, all for the price of a Happy Meal. Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information.

Library Journal

Gorgeous new Shakespeare paperbacks.” 
—Marlon James, author of A Brief History of Seven Killings

“I have been using the Pelican Shakespeare for years in my lecture course—it's invaluable, the best individual-volume series available for students.”
—Marjorie Garber, William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of English and Visual and Environmental Studies, Harvard University 

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