Shakespeare's Henry VI and Richard III

by Peter Alexander

Overview

Originally published in 1929, this book contains an examination of Shakespeare's three-part Henry VI and its 'sequel', Richard III. Alexander addresses a number of questions regarding the integrity of the texts of both plays, whether or not Shakespeare wrote them in collaboration with another author, and possible interpolations from other plays. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in Shakespeare, particularly his histories.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781107450790
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	12/04/2014
Pages:	238
Product dimensions:	5.08(w) x 7.80(h) x 0.08(d)

Table of Contents

Introduction Alfred W. Pollard: 1. More bad quartos; 2. Shakespeare's earliest work?; 3. Shakespeare a Queen's man; 4. Had Shakespeare a collaborator?; 5. Verse tests; The Argument: 1. Greene's quotation from 3 Henry VI; 2. The bad quartos of 2 and 3 Henry VI; 3. The early plays of the schoolmaster from the country; 4. The alternative to Heminge and Condell; 5. The first period; Index.