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Henry V: The Oxford Shakespeare

By William Shakespeare
Series: Oxford World's Classics
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Henry V is the climax of Shakespeare's English history plays, offering an inspiring and often comic portrayal of a young warrior-king. The play explores the exhilarations and costs of war, delving into the glories and penalties of human greatness through Shakespeare's rich characterisation and dramatic storytelling.
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Henry V, the climax of Shakespeare's sequence of English history plays, is an inspiring, often comic celebration of a young warrior-king. But it is also a study of the costly exhilarations of war, and of the penalties as well as the glories of human greatness.

Introducing this brilliantly innovative edition, Gary Taylor shows how Shakespeare shaped his historical material, examines controversial critical interpretations, discusses the play's fluctuating fortunes in performance, and analyses the range and variety of Shakespeare's characterisation. The first Folio text is radically rethought, making original use of the First Quarto (1600).

ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years, Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780199536511

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 12 June 2008

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Oxford University Press

Illustration: 8 illustrations

Contributors:

  • Edited by Gary Taylor
  • Edited by Gary Taylor

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 19.0mm

Width: 126.0mm

Height: 194.0mm

Weight: 374g

Pages: 352

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Arts & Culture Classic Poetry Non-Fiction Series: Oxford World's Classics William Shakespeare

About the Author

Gary Taylor is Professor of English, Brandeis University. Associate Editor of the Complete Oxford Shakespeare, he is also the author of several critical studies of Shakespeare and his works.

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