King John and Henry VIII - William Shakespeare

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A fresh new edition of two of Shakespeare's most unusual and provocative histories, developed by and for the RSC, includes new interviews with acclaimed directors Gregory Doran, Josie Rourke and Gregory Thompson, looks at specific productions in each... Mehr

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King 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,... Mehr

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The second edition of King Henry V with a new introductory section by Andrew Gurr. Mehr

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Features the 154 sonnets that deal with eternal subjects such as love and infidelity, memory and mortality, and the destruction wreaked by Time. Mehr

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This complex history play is more troubled and troubling than King Henry IV Part 1, as it continues the story of King Henry's decline and Hal's reform. Though Part 2 echoes the structure of the earlier play, it is a darker and more unsettling world, in... Mehr

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Distinguished editor T.W. Craik makes an independent and balanced examination of the many textual problems of Henry V, providing many new emendations. He begins his illustrated introduction with a commentary on the date and sources of the play, before... Mehr

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David Scott Kastan lucidly explores the remarkable richness and the ambitious design of King Henry IV Part 1 and shows how these complicate any easy sense of what kind of play it is. Conventionally regarded as a history play, much of it is in fact... Mehr

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A fresh look at a play usually regarded as the first component of a three-part historical epic, this edition argues that Henry VI Part 1 is a 'prequel', a freestanding piece that returns for ironic and dramatic effect to a story already familiar to its... Mehr

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Band 17. Historiendrama in zwei Teilen.Bolingbroke, nunmehr König Heinrich IV., wird von Gewissensqualen wegen der Ermordung Richards II., von der Angst und dem Misstrauen des Usurpators geplagt. Zwei große Verschwörungen bedrohen seine Herrschaft, die... Mehr

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Band 18. Historiendrama in zwei Teilen.Der zweite Teil des Dramas setzt die Handlungslinien des ersten fort. Der Erzbischof von York hat ein Heer gegen König Heinrich IV. aufgestellt. Mit einer List überwältigt jedoch Prinz John, der jüngere Sohn des... Mehr

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This fresh new edition of Shakespeare's epic retelling of the Wars of the Roses, developed by and for the RSC, includes new interviews with directors Edward Hall and Michael Boyd, and designer Tom Piper, looks at specific productions in the play's... Mehr

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Something is rotten in the state of Denmark. When young prince Hamlet is confronted by his fathers ghost on the battlements of Castle Elsinore, he is burdened with a terrible task: slay King Claudius, Hamlet's uncle, who the ghost alleges murdered him. Mehr

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König Richard III. / Shakespeare Gesamtausgabe Bd.11 - Buch Band 11. Historiendrama.Richard, der Herzog von Gloucester und Bruder von Edward IV., beschließt, »ein Bösewicht zu werden«. Von Geburt missgestaltet und hässlich, will er jedes Verbrechen... Mehr

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Set on a remote island, Shakespeare's The Tempest is an ideal subject for artist Rose Wylie, whose work frequently references classic stories and well-known characters. Likely the last play written entirely by Shakespeare, The Tempest brings together... Mehr