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The Cambridge companion to Shakespeare's history plays

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 offers chapters on the individual plays as well as accounts of the genre of the history play, of Renaissance theories of history, and of masques and pageants. There are also comparisons with other European history plays, and an account of women's roles, as well as genealogical tables and a list of principal and recurrent characters.

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  • "Shakespeare's History Plays"
  • "Companion to Shakespeare's History Plays"
  • "Shakespeare's history plays"@en
  • "Shakespeare's history plays"

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  • "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 offers chapters on the individual plays as well as accounts of the genre of the history play, of Renaissance theories of history, and of masques and pageants. There are also comparisons with other European history plays, and an account of women's roles, as well as genealogical tables and a list of principal and recurrent characters."@en
  • "Publisher Description (unedited publisher data) 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."
  • "An accessible, wide-ranging and informed introduction to Shakespeare's history and Roman plays."
  • "An accessible, wide-ranging and informed introduction to Shakespeare's history and Roman plays."@en
  • "Shakespeare's history plays have been performed more in recent years than ever before, in Britain, North America, and in Europe. This 2002 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."

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  • "History"
  • "History"@en
  • "Aufsatzsammlung"
  • "Electronic books"@en
  • "Electronic books"
  • "Handbooks and manuals"
  • "Handbooks and manuals"@en
  • "Criticism, interpretation, etc"@en
  • "Criticism, interpretation, etc"
  • "Handboeken (vorm)"
  • "Dramat angielski"
  • "Llibres electrònics"

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  • "The Cambridge companion to Shakespeare's history plays"@en
  • "The Cambridge companion to Shakespeare's history plays"
  • "The Cambridge Companion to Shakespeare's History Plays"
  • "Cambridge companion to Shakespeare's history plays"
  • "Cambridge Companion to Shakespeare's History Plays"

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