The Oxford Shakespeare: Henry IV, Part 2 (Oxford World's Classics) - Softcover
This edition offers a fully modernized text of one of Shakespeare's most fascinating plays. Henry IV, Part 2 is the only play in the canon whose structure almost exactly mirrors that of its predecessor, and thereby affords unique perspectives on Shakespeare's art and craft. Far from being the impoverished country cousin of an illustrious work, Part 2 introduces unforgettable new characters like Pistol and Shallow, and memorable minor players such as Doll Tearsheet and the reluctant Goucestershire recruits. Above all, it gives us more Falstaff. Although he is now politically distanced from Hal, he looms larger than ever as a mischievous figure who never ceases to fascinate with his unique blend of native wit, inventiveness, and corruption. Through a radical reconsideration of the play's text(s) and date, it is argued here for the first time that the character of Falstaff was called Oldcastle in Part 2 as well as in as in Part 1, and that it was the vetting of Part 2 for the 1596-7 Christmas performances at Court which led to the change of name in both plays. This edition moreover takes the view that the Folio-only passages in the play reflect the text of the original prompt-book.
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"includes an extremely informative introduction which breathes new life into this often-neglected play." --Kevin Curran, SEL Studies in English Literature 1500-1900
Rene Weis is Reader in English Literature at University College, London.
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"includes an extremely informative introduction which breathes new life into this often-neglected play." --Kevin Curran, SEL Studies in English Literature 1500-1900
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- PublisherClarendon Press
- Publication date2009
- ISBN 10 0199537135
- ISBN 13 9780199537136
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages287
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