Research Catalog

Title

King John and Henry VIII / William Shakespeare ; edited by Jonathan Bate and Eric Rasmussen ; introduced by Jonathan Bate.

Author

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616

Publication

Basingstoke, Hampshire : Macmillan, c2012.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Bate, Jonathan
• Rasmussen, Eric, 1960-
• Royal Shakespeare Company

Description

vi, 366 p. : ill.; 20 cm.

Summary

• "The most enjoyable way to understand a Shakespeare play is to see it or participate in it. This book presents a historical overview of two of Shakespeare's classical plays King John and Henry VIII in performance, recommends film versions, takes a detailed look at specific productions and includes interviews with three leading Directors - Gregory Doran, Josie Rourke and Gregory Thompson - so that we may get a sense of the extraordinary variety of interpretations that are possible - a variety that gives Shakespeare his unique capacity to be reinvented and made 'our contemporary' four centuries after his death.
• "The most enjoyable way to understand a Shakespeare play is to see it or participate in it. This book presents a historical overview of two of Shakespeare's classical plays King John and Henry VIII in performance, recommends film versions, takes a detailed look at specific productions and includes interviews with three leading Directors - Gregory Doran, Josie Rourke and Gregory Thompson - so that we may get a sense of the extraordinary variety of interpretations that are possible - a variety that gives Shakespeare his unique capacity to be reinvented and made 'our contemporary' four centuries after his death. Ideal for students, theatre-goers, actors and general readers, the RSC Shakespeare plays offer an accessible and contemporary approach to reading and rediscovering Shakespeare's works for the twenty-first century."--Page 4 of cover.

Series Statement

The RSC Shakespeare

Uniform Title

RSC Shakespeare.

Subject

• Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
• Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 > Dramatic production
• John, King of England, 1167-1216 > Drama
• Henry VIII, King of England, 1491-1547 > Drama
• Great Britain > History > John, 1199-1216 > Drama
• Great Britain > History > Henry VIII, 1509-1547 > Drama

Genre/Form

Plays.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 365-364).

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Introduction: King John -- Henry VIII -- About the Text -- Key Facts: King John -- The Life and Death of King John -- Textual Notes -- Scene-by-Scene Analysis -- King John in Performance: The RSC and Beyond -- Four Centuries of King John: An Overview -- At the RSC -- The Director's Cut: Interviews with Gregory Doran and Josie Rourke -- Key Facts: Henry VIII -- The Life of King Henry the Eighth -- Textual Notes -- Scene-by-Scene Analysis -- Henry VIII in Performance: The RSC and Beyond -- Four Centuries of Henry VIII: An Overview -- At the RSC -- The Director's Cut: Interviews with Gregory Doran and Gregory Thompson -- Shakespeare's Career in the Theatre -- Beginnings -- Playhouses -- The Ensemble at Work -- The King's Man -- Shakespeare's Works: A Chronology -- Kings and Queens of England: From the History Plays to Shakespeare's Lifetime -- King John Family Tree -- The History Behind the Histories: A Chronology.

ISBN

• 9780230361928 (pbk.)
• 0230361927 (pbk.)

OCLC

• 793323185
• SCSB-12376764

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library