Shakespeare's History Plays: Richard II to Henry V, the Making of a King
Download or Read eBook Shakespeare's History Plays: Richard II to Henry V, the Making of a King PDF written by C W R D Moseley and published by Humanities-Ebooks. This book was released on 1972-01-01 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : C W R D Moseley |
| Publisher | : Humanities-Ebooks |
| Total Pages | : 301 |
| Release | : 1972-01-01 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781847603005 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1847603009 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (05 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Shakespeare's History Plays: Richard II to Henry V, the Making of a King by : C W R D Moseley
Book excerpt: Part I examines the context for Shakespeare's history plays, including the a treatment of Elizabethan cosmology and its relevance to political order. Part 2 explores the 'Ricardian' plays, under the following headings: Mirrors of our Fickle State; Hawks and Handsaws: Modes and Genres of the Plays; This Blessed Plot: Husbandry and the Garden; Passing Brave to be a King: Richard II; This Royal Throne of Kings: Henry IV, parts 1 and 2; This Sceptred Isle: Henry V; A Trim Reckoning: Language, Poetics and Rhetoric.
