James N. Loehlin

Henry IV (eBook, PDF)

Parts I and II

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks UK
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Mai 2008
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781137037954
• Artikelnr.: 62943914

Autorenporträt

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.

Inhaltsangabe

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.