King John /
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...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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London ; New York :
Bloomsbury Arden Shakespeare, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Inc,
[2018]
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| Series: | Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Works. 1995.
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| 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. |
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| Physical Description: | xvii, 354 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781904271383 1904271383 9781904271390 1904271391 9781408151938 1408151936 |