King Henry VIII: The Oxford Shakespeare (The ^AOxford Shakespeare) - Softcover

Shakespeare, William

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0199537437 ISBN 13: 9780199537433

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2008

Synopsis

This is the first fully annotated modern-spelling edition of King Henry VIII to appear for over a decade and includes up-to-date scholarship on all aspects of the play, including dating authorship, printing, sources and stage history. The editor accepts the view that the play is a collaboration between Shakespeare and Fletcher. Unique to this edition is the frequent reference to Cavendish's biography of Wolsey, neglected in earlier editions. This edition includes a fully detailed commentary and a selective collation of major variant readings appear immediately beneath the text. Special attention has been paid to the frequent allusion to scripture and proverb law. An index to all words glossed and authorities cited appears at the end of the volume.

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About the Author:

William Shakespeare (1564-1616) was an English poet and playwright widely regarded as the greatest writer of the English language, as well as one of the greatest in Western literature, and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. Jay L. Halio is a Professor of English at the University of
Delaware.

Review:

Textual apparatus is of a high standard . . . the commentary provides succinct notes on chronological and historical detail, pointed reference to sources used and works that supplement the playwrights' sources, and a comprehensive gloss to problematic words and phrases usefully keyed to a separate index. This is an excellent edition for undergraduate study: the introduction works to consolidate previous critical approaches without itself ever offering restrictive pronouncements on how to read the play, while the text and commentary are set out in a clear, uncrowded manner. Attention to the working needs of the student is evident throughout * Matthew Woodcock, University College, Oxford, Sixteenth Century Journal XXXII/1 (2001) * Halio gives a useful historical summary of the split from Rome * Years Work in English Studies *

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0199537437
• ISBN 13: 9780199537433
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 240
• Editor: Halio Jay L.