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OverviewKing Henry VIII has one of the fullest theatrical histories of any play in the Shakespeare canon, yet has been consistently misrepresented, both in performance and in criticism. This edition offers a new perspective on this ironic, multi-layered, collaborative play, revealing it as a complex meditation on the progress of Reformation which sees English life since Henry VIII's day as a series of bewildering changes in national and personal allegiance and represents 'history' as the product of varied and contradictory testimony. McMullan makes a powerful claim for the rehabilitation of Henry VIII, providing the fullest performance history of any edition to date and reading the work not as a marginal 'late' Shakespeare play but as a play which is paradigmatic of the achievement of Renaissance drama as a whole.`This is a staggeringly brilliant, captivating edition that will undoubtedly occasion a huge surge of critical interest in this neglected play. For those of use who have never taken Henry VIII very seriously ' perhaps dismissing it as a late collaborative play of no consequence or as conservative propaganda ' McMullan's introduction is genuinely revelatory.'Eric Rasmussen, University of Nevada at Reno, Shakespeare Survey Full Product DetailsAuthor: William Shakespeare , Professor Gordon McMullan (King's College London, UK)Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Imprint: The Arden Shakespeare Edition: 3rd Revised edition Dimensions: Width: 12.90cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 19.80cm Weight: 0.558kg ISBN: 9781903436257ISBN 10: 1903436257 Pages: 544 Publication Date: 02 November 2000 Audience: College/higher education , College/higher education , A / AS level , Undergraduate Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationWilliam Shakespeare (1564-1616) was an English dramatist, poet, and actor, generally regarded as the greatest playwright of all time. Gordon McMullan is a professor of English at King's College London, UK. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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