1 Henry IV: A Critical Guide

Hardback

Main Details

Title 1 Henry IV: A Critical Guide
Authors and Contributors      Edited by Dr Stephen Longstaffe
By (author) Dr Stephen Longstaffe
SeriesContinuum Renaissance Drama Guides
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:240
Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 138
ISBN/Barcode 9780826423313
ClassificationsDewey:822.33
Audience
Professional & Vocational

Publishing Details

Publisher Continuum Publishing Corporation
Imprint Continuum Publishing Corporation
Publication Date 20 October 2011
Publication Country United States

Description

An introduction to Shakespeare's I Henry IV - introducing its critical and performance history, current critical landscape and new directions in research on the play.

Author Biography

Stephen Longstaffe is Senior Lecturer in English at the University of Cumbria, UK.

Reviews

This Critical Guide demonstrates why Shakespeare's drama about the education of a prince remains such a "renewable resource" for both schools and universities. Its impressive contributors show there is a perfect match between 1 Henry IV and the educational aims of the Continuum Renaissance Drama series. In a chain of ingeniously linked essays, they reveal how the play poses questions about multiculturalism, role play, history, generational conflict, and the control of the media that are as pressing today as in 1597. So this sophisticated Guide illustrates how Shakespeare does not simply serve modern education, but in deep, sometimes disturbing ways, teaches the teachers. -- Richard Wilson, Professor in English Literature, Cardiff University, UK