King John & Henry VIII

"This is a terrific edition that really brings King John and Henry VIII to life. Consistently inviting student participation, the edition makes the plays wonderfully accessible, through explanations of the language, descriptions of context, topic guides, plot outlines, illustrations, and genealogies. A particular strength is the emphasis on performance. Thanks to the insightful histories provided, King John and Henry VIII are richly illuminated as stage and screen creations, allowing for genuinely imaginative engagement with these most fascinating Shakespearean dramas."
     —Ramona Wray, Reader in English at Queen's University, Belfast

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William Shakespeare
Edited by James H. Lake, Courtney Lehmann, and Jane Wells
Series Editor James H. Lake

September 2015 - 288 pp.
Imprint: Focus, Series: New Kittredge Shakespeare

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Paper 978-1-58510-756-8
$12.95
Instructor Examination (Review) Copy 978-1-58510-756-8
$2.00

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The New Kittredge Shakespeare King John and Henry VIII offers the text of both plays, and glosses, as prepared by William Kittredge for his Complete Works of William Shakespeare. Performance notes by the New Kitteredge Shakespeare editors help readers imagine how key scenes have been, and might yet be, performed on stage and screen. New Introductions, Timelines, Topics for Discussion and Further Study, as well as Bibliographies and Filmographies, combine to help make this the edition of choice for performance-minded students of these fascinating historical dramas.

 

Reviews:

"The New Kittredge series is both a delight and a steal. Kittredge's textual authority, updated by eminent scholars sensitive to classroom needs and alert to staging choices, is once again available in these slim, elegant, inexpensive, user-friendly volumes. With lucid notes and incisive introductions geared especially to popular film versions, the series also offers an overview of both stage and film performances of each play. A musts for any Shakespeare class."
     —Laury Magnus

 

"This is a terrific edition that really brings King John and Henry VIII to life. Consistently inviting student participation, the edition makes the plays wonderfully accessible, through explanations of the language, descriptions of context, topic guides, plot outlines, illustrations, and genealogies. A particular strength is the emphasis on performance. Thanks to the insightful histories provided, King John and Henry VIII are richly illuminated as stage and screen creations, allowing for genuinely imaginative engagement with these most fascinating Shakespearean dramas."
     —Ramona Wray, Reader in English at Queen's University, Belfast; co-author of Welles Kurosawa, Kozintev, Zeffirelli (2015) in the Bloomsbury Arden Great Shakespeareans series; co-editor of Screening Shakespeare in the Twenty-First Century (2006); and Shakespeare, Film, Fin de Siecle (2000)

 

About the Authors:

James H. Lake is Professor of English, Louisiana State University, Shreveport.

Courtney Lehmann is the Tully Knoles Professor of the Humanities and Professor of English, University of the Pacific.

Jane Wells is Assistant Professor of English at Muskingum University. She edited The Second Part of Henry the Fourth for the New Kittredge Shakespeare series.