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Author:

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.

Title:

The life and death of King John / edited by A.R. Braunmuller.

Publisher:

Oxford University Press,

Copyright Date:

2008

Description:

303 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subject:

John,--King of England,--1167-1216--Drama.
Great Britain--History--John, 1199-1216--Drama.

Other Authors:

Braunmuller, A. R., 1945-

Other Titles:

King John

Notes:

Spine title: King John. Includes bibliographical references (p. 104-113) and index.

Contents:

Introduction. Date and sources -- The text -- King John : a critical introduction -- King John in the theatre -- Editorial procedures -- The life and death of King John -- Appendix A : Speech-prefixes in Act 2 -- Appendix B : Care (4.2.117) -- Appendix C : An angel spake (5.2.64) -- Appendix D : Lineation and speech assignments, 5.6.1-6 -- Appendix E : 5.7.117-18.

Summary:

Braunmuller offers a wide-ranging critical introduction, which focuses on the play's political relevance in Elizabethan England, its relationship to legal issues of the day, its treatment of women and families, and its overall aesthetic importance in Shakespeare's early career. He also provides a richly detailed stage history, full annotations that are especially sensitive to the play's language and staging, and an ample bibliographical study of the Folio (1623) text. --from publisher description

Series:

The Oxford Shakespeare
Oxford world's classics

ISBN:

0199537143 (pbk.)
9780199537143 (pbk.)

LCCN:

2008277983

Locations:

TCPG826 -- Bettendorf Public Library Information Center (Bettendorf)

YCPD572 -- Hiawatha Public Library (Hiawatha)