Shakespeare's Serial History Plays

This study provides a re-reading of the two sequences of English history plays, Henry VI-Richard III and Richard II-Henry V. Reconsidering the chronicle sources and the staging practices of Shakespeare's time, Grene argues that the history plays were originally designed for serial performance. The book looks at their original creation in the 1590s and at modern serial productions or adaptations, such as the famous Royal Shakespeare Company's 1960s Wars of the Roses and others.

Author: Nicholas Grene
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 12/03/2007
Pages: 300
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.97lbs
Size: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.67d
ISBN: 9780521045636

About the Author
Grene, Nicholas: - Nicholas Grene is Professor of English Literature at Trinity College, Dublin.

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