• ISBN13: 9781903436431
• Binding: Paperback
• Subject: N/A
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Publisher Imprint: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Publication Date: May 4, 2000
• Pages: 360
• Original Price: USD 14.95
• Language: English
• Edition: N/A
• Item Weight: 386 grams
• BISAC Subject(s): Shakespeare

A fresh look at a play usually regarded as the first component of a three-part historical epic, this edition argues that Henry VI Part 1 is a 'prequel', a freestanding piece that returns for ironic and dramatic effect to a story already familiar to its audience. The play's ingenious use of stage space is closely analysed, as is its manipulation of a series of setpiece combats to give a coherent syntax of action. Discussion of the dramatic structure created by the opposing figures of Talbot and Jeanne la Pucelle, and exploration of the critical controversies surrounding the figure of Jeanne, lead to a reflection on the nature of the history play as genre in the 1590s.

Burns, Edward: - Edward Burns is a professor of English at William Paterson University, USA.

Kastan, David Scott: - David Scott Kastan is the George M. Bodman Professor of English at Yale University, USA.

Proudfoot, Richard: - Professor Richard Proudfoot served as Senior General Editor of the Arden Shakespeare for 35 years, until his retirement from King's in 1999. In 2001 The Arden Shakespeare published Proudfoot's Shakespeare: Text, Stage and Canon a critical overview of the scholarly achievements made in the field of Shakespeare studies by the end of the twentieth century.

Shakespeare, William: - William Shakespeare (1564-1616) was an English dramatist, poet, and actor, generally regarded as the greatest playwright of all time.

Thompson, Ann: - ANN THOMPSON is Emeritus Professor in English at King' s College London UK.

Woudhuysen, H. R.: - Henry Woudhuysen is Rector of Lincoln College, Oxford, UK.