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1 online resource (210 pages) |
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"In servile fearfulness" : Julius Caesar -- "Her infinite variety" : Antony and Cleopatra -- "The hearts of all his people shall revolt from him" : King John -- "What subject can give sentence on his king?" : Richard II -- "Will fortune never come with both hands full?" : Henry IV -- "God fought for us" : Henry V -- "Once more we sit in England's royal throne" : Henry VI -- "Full of danger is the Duke of Gloucester" : Richard III -- "These fierce vanities" : Henry VIII |
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This title sets the historical context for the events portrayed in Shakespeare's major histories. It reviews the sources he used and analyses how he reshaped that material - often telescoping events and combining characters - to create his dramas. It also offers the insights of later historians about the lives and careers of Julius Caesar, Marc Antony, and the monarchs King John, Richard II, Henry IV, Henry V, Henry VI, Richard III and Henry VIII. Each chapter focuses on the period and lives portrayed in one of these dramas, and also provides a brief guide to available film and video versions |
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Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Knowledge -- History
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Histories.
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Characters -- Kings and rulers
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Shakespeare -- William -- 1564-1616 -- Sources. blmlsh |
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Shakespeare -- William -- 1564-1616 -- Knowledge -- History. blmlsh |
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 fast |
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Shakespeare, William. swd |
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Historical drama, English -- History and criticism
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Political plays, English -- History and criticism
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Kings and rulers in literature.
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History.
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history (discipline)
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History
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Chronicle plays of William Shakespeare
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Historical drama, English
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Historiography
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Kings and rulers in literature
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Literature
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Political plays, English
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Zeithintergrund
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Historisches Drama
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Great Britain -- History -- 1066-1687 -- Historiography
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Great Britain -- In literature
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Rome -- Historiography
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Rome -- In literature
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Great Britain
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Rome (Empire)
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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History
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781472555335 |
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1472555333 |
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