Shakespeare''s history plays have been performed more in recent
years than ever before, in Britain, North America, and in Europe.
This volume provides an accessible, wide-ranging and informed
introduction to Shakespeare''s history and Roman plays. It is
attentive throughout to the plays as they have been performed over
the centuries since they were written. The first part offers
accounts of the genre of the history play, of Renaissance
historiography, of pageants and masques, and of women''s roles, as
well as comparisons with history plays in Spain and the
Netherlands. Chapters in the second part look at individual plays
as well as other Shakespearean texts which are closely related to
the histories. The Companion offers a full bibliography,
genealogical tables, and a list of principal and recurrent
characters. It is a comprehensive guide for students, researchers
and theatre-goers alike.
目錄:
Part I. Contexts: 1. The Shakespearean history play Michael
Hattaway
2. Shakespeare and the early modern history play A. J.
Hoenselaars
3. Pageants, masques, and history David M. Bergeron
4. Elizabethan historiography and Shakespeare''s sources Dominique
Goy-Blanquet
5. Women''s roles in the Elizabethan history plays Phyllis
Rackin
Part II. The Plays: 6. Plantagenets, Yorkists, Lancastrians, and
Tudors: Edward III, 1-3 Henry VI, Richard III Janis Lull
7. Historical legacy and fiction: the poetical reinvention of King
Richard III Marie-Hélène Besnault and Michel Bitot
8. King John: changing perspectives A. J. Piesse
9. Richard II: Shakespeare and the languages of the stage Robyn
Bolam
10. Henry IV Parts one and two James C. Bulman
11. King Henry V: ''The quick forge and working house of thought''
Pamela Mason
12. Shakespeare''s ancient Rome: difference and identity Robert S.
Miola
13. Shakespeare''s other historical plays R. A. Foakes
14. Theatrical afterlives Stuart Hampton-Reeves
Part III. Reference Material: Recurrent characters
Family Trees: 1. The Early Plantagenets
2. The House of Lancaster
3. The House of York
Bibliography and further reading