King John / edited by Jesse M. Lander and J.J.M. Tobin.
2018
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Details
Title
King John / edited by Jesse M. Lander and J.J.M. Tobin.
Uniform title
King John
Published
London, UK ; New York, NY, USA : Bloomsbury Arden Shakespeare, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2018.
Copyright
©2018
Description
xvii, 354 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Associated name
Series statement
The Arden Shakespeare. Third series
Summary
King John tells the story of John's struggle to retain the crown in the face of alternative claims to the throne from France and is one of the earlier history plays. This book offers students a comprehensive introduction exploring the play's relationship to its source and to later plays in the history cycle, as well as giving a full account of its critical and performance history, including key productions in 2015 which marked the anniversary of Magna Carta.
Bibliography, etc.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Date
Politics : international and national
Reformation and the papal deposing power
Conscience and commodity
Legitimacy and legitimation
Oath-taking and vow-breaking
Disenchantment
History plays and historiography
Rhetorical patterns
Afterlives
Textual note
King John
Appendix: casting chart.
Politics : international and national
Reformation and the papal deposing power
Conscience and commodity
Legitimacy and legitimation
Oath-taking and vow-breaking
Disenchantment
History plays and historiography
Rhetorical patterns
Afterlives
Textual note
King John
Appendix: casting chart.
Series
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Works. 1995.
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England.
Item Details
Call number
PR2753 .C8 1995 v.16 R.R.
Folger accession
237914