The Life and Death of King John, with an Introduction and Notes - Couverture souple

Shakespeare, William; Deighton, K

 
9780649632657: The Life and Death of King John, with an Introduction and Notes

Présentation de l'éditeur

Internal evidence as to structure of verse, tone of Dale of cc position. thought, style of composition, as well as allusions, real or supposed, to contemporary events, have all been appealed to in the endeavour to fix the date at which King John was written; but all we know is that it is first mentioned by Meres in his Falladis Tamia, published in 1598. A part from history, the play is founded on an earlier Source. one, by an unknown writer, entitled The Troublesome JR aigne of John King of England, with the discouerie of King Michard Cordelions base sonne {vulgarly called, The Bastard Fawconbridge): also the death of King lohn atS winstead A bbey, etc, which was first printed in 1591. The play opens at Noi-thampton, with the demand made gj by the King ofF rance, through his ambassador, that .j John should relinquish, in favour of A rthur, the throne of England and I reland, as well as the French fiefs of Poictiers, A njou, Touraine, Maine. This demand is accompanied by the threat of war in case of refusal, a threat which John meets with haughty defiance and preparation for the invasion ofF
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