A Companion to Shakespeare's Works, Volume 2: The Histories

The four-volume Companion to Shakespeare's Works, compiled as a single entity, offers a uniquely comprehensive snapshot of current Shakespeare criticism. This volume looks at Shakespeare’s histories. Contains original essays on every history play from Henry VI to Henry V. Includes fourteen additional articles on such topics as censorship in Shakespeare's histories, the relation of Shakespeare's plays to other dramatic histories of the period, Shakespeare's histories on film, the homoerotics of Shakespeare's history plays, and nation formation in Shakespeare's histories. Brings together new essays from a diverse, international group of scholars. Complements David Scott Kastan's A Companion to Shakespeare (1999), which focused on Shakespeare as an author in his historical context. Offers a provocative roadmap to Shakespeare studies. Content: Chapter 1 Introduction (pages 1–3): Chapter 2 The Writing of History in Shakespeare's England (pages 4–25): Ivo Kamps Chapter 3 Shakespeare and Contemporary Dramatists of History (pages 26–47): Richard Helgerson Chapter 4 Censorship and the Problems With History in Shakespeare's England (pages 48–69): Cyndia Susan Clegg Chapter 5 Nation Formation and the English History Plays (pages 70–93): Patricia A. Cahill Chapter 6 The Irish Text and Subtext of Shakespeare's English Histories (pages 94–124): Willy Maley Chapter 7 Theories of Kingship in Shakespeare's England (pages 125–145): William C. Carroll Chapter 8 “To Beguile the Time, Look Like the Time”: Contemporary Film Versions of Shakespeare's Histories (pages 146–169): Peter J. Smith Chapter 9 The Elizabethan History Play: A True Genre? (pages 170–193): Paulina Kewes Chapter 10 Damned Commotion: Riot and Rebellion in Shakespeare's Histories (pages 194–219): James Holstun Chapter 11 Manliness Before Individualism: Masculinity, Effeminacy, and Homoerotics in Shakespeare's History Plays (pages 220–245): Rebecca Ann Bach Chapter 12 French Marriages and the Protestant Nation in Shakespeare's History Plays (pages 246–262): Linda Gregerson Chapter 13 The First Tetralogy in Performance (pages 263–286): Ric Knowles Chapter 14 The Second Tetralogy: Performance as Interpretation (pages 287–307): Lois Potter Chapter 15 1 Henry VI (pages 308–324): David Bevington Chapter 16 Suffolk and the Pirates: Disordered Relations in Shakespeare's 2 Henry VI (pages 325–343): Thomas Cartelli Chapter 17 Vexed Relations: Family, State, and the Uses of Women in 3 Henry VI (pages 344–360): Kathryn Schwarz Chapter 18 “The Power of Hope?” An Early Modern Reader of Richard III (pages 361–378): James Siemon Chapter 19 King John (pages 379–394): Virginia Mason Vaughan Chapter 20 The King's Melting Body: Richard II (pages 395–411): Lisa Hopkins Chapter 21 1 Henry IV (pages 412–431): James Knowles Chapter 22 Henry IV, Part 2 (pages 432–450): Jonathan Crewe Chapter 23 Henry V (pages 451–467): Andrew Hadfield The four-volume __Companion to Shakespeare's Works,__ compiled as a single entity, offers a uniquely comprehensive snapshot of current Shakespeare criticism. This volume looks at Shakespeare’s histories.* Contains original essays on every history play from __Henry VI__ to __Henry V.__ * Includes fourteen additional articles on such topics as censorship in Shakespeare's histories, the relation of Shakespeare's plays to other dramatic histories of the period, Shakespeare's histories on film, the homoerotics of Shakespeare's history plays, and nation formation in Shakespeare's histories. * Brings together new essays from a diverse, international group of scholars. * Complements David Scott Kastan's __A Companion to Shakespeare__ (1999), which focused on Shakespeare as an author in his historical context. * Offers a provocative roadmap to Shakespeare studies. Content: Chapter 1 Introduction (pages 1–3): Chapter 2 The Writing of History in Shakespeare's England (pages 4–25): Ivo KampsChapter 3 Shakespeare and Contemporary Dramatists of History (pages 26–47): Richard HelgersonChapter 4 Censorship and the Problems With History in Shakespeare's England (pages 48–69): Cyndia Susan CleggChapter 5 Nation Formation and the English History Plays (pages 70–93): Patricia A. CahillChapter 6 The Irish Text and Subtext of Shakespeare's English Histories (pages 94–124): Willy MaleyChapter 7 Theories of Kingship in Shakespeare's England (pages 125–145): William C. CarrollChapter 8 “To Beguile the Time, Look Like the Time”: Contemporary Film Versions of Shakespeare's Histories (pages 146–169): Peter J. SmithChapter 9 The Elizabethan History Play: A True Genre? (pages 170–193): Paulina KewesChapter 10 Damned Commotion: Riot and Rebellion in Shakespeare's Histories (pages 194–219): James HolstunChapter 11 Manliness Before Individualism: Masculinity, Effeminacy, and Homoerotics in Shakespeare's History Plays (pages 220–245): Rebecca Ann BachChapter 12 French Marriages and the Protestant Nation in Shakespeare's History Plays (pages 246–262): Linda GregersonChapter 13 The First Tetralogy in Performance (pages 263–286): Ric KnowlesChapter 14 The Second Tetralogy: Performance as Interpretation (pages 287–307): Lois PotterChapter 15 1 Henry VI (pages 308–324): David BevingtonChapter 16 Suffolk and the Pirates: Disordered Relations in Shakespeare's 2 Henry VI (pages 325–343): Thomas CartelliChapter 17 Vexed Relations: Family, State, and the Uses of Women in 3 Henry VI (pages 344–360): Kathryn SchwarzChapter 18 “The Power of Hope?” An Early Modern Reader of Richard III (pages 361–378): James SiemonChapter 19 King John (pages 379–394): Virginia Mason VaughanChapter 20 The King's Melting Body: Richard II (pages 395–411): Lisa HopkinsChapter 21 1 Henry IV (pages 412–431): James KnowlesChapter 22 Henry IV, Part 2 (pages 432–450): Jonathan CreweChapter 23 Henry V (pages 451–467): Andrew Hadfield This four-volume Companion to Shakespeare's Works, compiled as a single entity, offers a uniquely comprehensive snapshot of current Shakespeare criticism. Brings together new essays from a mixture of younger and more established scholars from around the world - Australia, Canada, France, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Examines each of Shakespeare's plays and major poems, using all the resources of contemporary criticism, from performance studies to feminist, historicist, and textual analysis. Volumes are organized in relation to generic categories: namely the histories, the tragedies, the romantic comedies, and the late plays, problem plays and poems. Each volume contains individual essays on all texts in the relevant category, as well as more general essays looking at critical issues and approaches more widely relevant to the genre. Offers a provocative roadmap to Shakespeare studies at the dawning of the twenty-first century. This companion to Shakespeare's histories contains original essays on every history play from Henry VI to Henry V as well as fourteen additional articles on such topics as censorship in Shakespeare's histories, the relation of Shakespeare's plays to other dramatic histories of the period, Shakespeare's histories on film, the homoerotics of Shakespeare's history plays, and nation formation in Shakespeare's histories. Contains Original Essays On Every Shakespearean Tragedy From Titus Andronicus To Coriolanus. Includes Thirteen Additional Essays On Such Topics As Shakespeare's Roman Tragedies, Shakespeare's Tragedies On Film, Shakespeare's Tragedies Of Love, Hamlet In Performance, And Tragic Emotion In Shakespeare. V. 1. The Tragedies -- V. 2. The Histories -- V. 3. The Comedies -- V. 4. Poems, Problem Comedies, Late Plays. Edited By Richard Dutton And Jean E. Howard. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes. This text on Shakespeare's histories contains essays on every history play, as well as 14 additional articles on such topics as censorship in Shakespeare's histories, the relation of Shakespeare's plays to other dramatic histories of the period and Shakespeare's histories on film More than seventy historical dramas were written in England between the middle of the sixteenth century and the Revolution, the greater number of them seeing the light of day during the closing decade and a half of Elizabeth's reign.