Shakespeare and English HistoryLittlefield, 1966 - 149 páginas The ten history plays of Shakespeare, when studied in historical sequence, cover a period of 320 years. In this unusual book, the action in each of the plays is synopsized, and characters and motivations are discussed in detail The author introduces each of the plays with a lengthy description of the actual history of the period in which the Shakespeare play takes place, so that students may readily grasp Shakespeare's art in constructing drama out of history. -- From publisher's description. |
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... date or manner of his end , and two years later rumors spread that he had escaped and was still alive . However , they never materialized into anything more solid than mere rumors , and historians believe that Henry had him quietly ...
... date or manner of his end , and two years later rumors spread that he had escaped and was still alive . However , they never materialized into anything more solid than mere rumors , and historians believe that Henry had him quietly ...
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... Date of Composition : 1597 The date of composition of this play is 1597. It was first published in quarto form in 1598 , and entered in the Stationers ' Registers under date of February 25 , 1598 ; a second quarto edition was brought ...
... Date of Composition : 1597 The date of composition of this play is 1597. It was first published in quarto form in 1598 , and entered in the Stationers ' Registers under date of February 25 , 1598 ; a second quarto edition was brought ...
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... Date of Composition : 1598 The play was first published in quarto form in 1600 ; it had been entered upon the Stationers ' Register on August 23 , 1600. Its date of composition is 1598 , and it was written im- mediately after the ...
... Date of Composition : 1598 The play was first published in quarto form in 1600 ; it had been entered upon the Stationers ' Register on August 23 , 1600. Its date of composition is 1598 , and it was written im- mediately after the ...
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CHAPTER | 1 |
Kings of England 10661272 | 6 |
CHAPTER II | 7 |
Derechos de autor | |
Otras 13 secciones no mostradas
Términos y frases comunes
action affairs Anjou Anne army Arthur barons battle became Bedford Bishop Black Prince born brother Buckingham Calais captured character Charles Charles VI Chronicles claim court crown Date of Composition daughter death defeated deposed died dramatic Duke of Gloucester Duke of York Earl of March Edmund Mortimer Edward Edward III Elizabeth English history Falstaff father Faulconbridge forces French king Glendower Hastings Henry Bolingbroke Henry's historical plays Holinshed Hotspur immediately Isabella Joan John of Gaunt John's Katharine King Henry King John king of England king of France king's Lady Lancaster later London Lord Louis Margaret marriage married mother murdered Normandy Northumberland parliament peace Percy Philip Plantagenet Play Historic plot Pope protector quarrel queen rebellion reign Richard II Richard of Gloucester Roger Salic Law says scene Shakespeare slain Somerset Suffolk thee thou throne Tower uncle victory Wales Warwick wife William Winchester Wolsey Yorkists