King Henry VI, Part 1 (Arden Shakespeare, Third Series)

by William Shakespeare, Edward Burns (Editor), Ann Thompson (Editor), David Scott Kastan (Editor), H. R. Woudhuysen (Editor)

Overview

A fresh look at a play usually regarded as the first component of a three-part historical epic, this edition argues that Henry VI Part 1 is a 'prequel', a freestanding piece that returbans for ironic and dramatic effect to a story already familiar to its audience. The play's ingenious use of stage space is closely analysed, as is its manipulation of a series of setpiece combats to give a coherent syntax of action. Discussion of the dramatic structure created by the opposing figures of Talbot and Jeanne la Pucelle, and exploration of the critical controversies surrounding the figure of Jeanne, lead to a reflection on the nature of the history play as genre in the 1590s.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781903436424
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	05/04/2000
Series:	The Arden Shakespeare Third Series
Edition description:	Third Edition
Pages:	360
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.81(d)

About the Author

William Shakespeare (1564-1616) was an English dramatist, poet, and actor, generally regarded as the greatest playwright of all time.

ANN THOMPSON is Emeritus Professor in English at King' s College London UK.

David Scott Kastan is the George M. Bodman Professor of English at Yale University, USA.

Henry Woudhuysen is Rector of Lincoln College, Oxford, UK.

Professor Richard Proudfoot served as Senior General Editor of the Arden Shakespeare for 35 years, until his retirement from King's in 1999. In 2001 The Arden Shakespeare published Proudfoot's Shakespeare: Text, Stage and Canon a critical overview of the scholarly achievements made in the field of Shakespeare studies by the end of the twentieth century.

Date of Death:

2018

Place of Birth:

Stratford-upon-Avon, United Kingdom

Place of Death:

Stratford-upon-Avon, United Kingdom

Table of Contents

List of illustrations General editor preface Acknowledgements Introduction - Harey the vj on stage at the Rose - Puzzling at Joan - Shadow and substance - What is Henry the Sixth, Part One? Controversies and (in)conclusions - Notes on editorial procedures KING HENRY VI, Part 1 Appendices 1) Names, naming and wordplay 2) Casting 3) Nineteenth- and twentieth-century adaptations 4) Military hierarchy and the conduct of war Abbreviations and References Index