| Contents |
pt. I. The Story of the Histories -- 1. Serialising the chronicles -- 2. Staging the national epic -- pt. II. Henry VI-Richard III -- 3. War imagined -- 4. The emergence of character -- 5. Curses and prophecies -- pt. III. Richard II-Henry V -- 6. Looking back -- 7. Hybrid histories -- 8. Change and identity. |
| Abstract |
This text provides a re-reading of two sequences of English history plays, Henry VI-Richard III & Richard II-Henry V. Reconsidering the sources & staging practices of Shakespeare's time, it argues that they were designed for serial performance. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 264-269) and index. |
| Genre/form | History. |
| Genre/form | Criticism, interpretation, etc. |
| Genre/form | Cycles (Literature) |
| LCCN | 2001037482 |
| ISBN | 0521773415 |
| ISBN | 9780521773416 |
| ISBN | 9780521045636 |
| ISBN | 0521045630 |
