Title Shakespeare's early history plays : from chronicle to stage / Dominique Goy-Blanquet

Published Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2009

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Description 1 online resource (viii, 312 pages) Summary Like many of his fellow playwrights, Shakespeare turned to national history for inspiration. This study provides a comparison of the 'Henry VI' plays and 'Richard III' with their sources, demonstrating how the ideological and technical problems of turning history into drama were solved Notes Originally published: 2003 Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record SUBJECT Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Criticism and interpretation. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85120926 Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Histories. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85120950 Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Dramatic production. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85120938 Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. fast (OCoLC)fst00029048 Subject Historical drama, English -- History and criticism Literature and history -- Great Britain Kings and rulers in literature. Middle Ages in literature. Chronicle plays of William Shakespeare. Historical drama, English. Historiography. Kings and rulers in literature. Literature and history. Middle Ages in literature. Theater. SUBJECT Great Britain -- History -- 1066-1687 -- Historiography Subject Great Britain. Genre/Form History Criticism, interpretation, etc. Form Electronic book ISBN 9780191705601 0191705608

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