William Shakespeare, the Wars of the Roses and the Historians - Couverture souple

Keith Dockray

 
9781781554159: William Shakespeare, the Wars of the Roses and the Historians
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ISBN 10 : 1781554153 ISBN 13 : 9781781554159
Editeur : Fonthill Media Ltd, 2016

Synopsis

For historians of the Wars of the Roses William Shakespeare is both a curse and a blessing: a curse because he immortalized Tudor spin on fifteenth-century civil wars that helped justify Elizabeth I's occupation of the English throne; a blessing because, without Shakespeare's 8 -play Plantagenet history cycle, hardly anyone beyond specialists in the history of the period would know of their existence. Moreover, no mere historian will ever paint a more compelling and dramatic picture of England's Lancastrian and Yorkist kings, and the Wars of the Roses, than William Shakespeare.The book begins with an examination of the context, content and significance of each of the plays from Richard 2nd to Richard 3rd, and then considers the contemporary, near-contemporary and Tudor sources on which Shakespeare drew; how such authors chose to present 15th Century kings, politics and society; and in what ways historians since Shakespeare have sought to reinterpret the Wars of the Roses era. The book ends with a retrospective assessment of Shakespeare's Plantagenet plays, both in performance and as a result of their impact on historical writing.The Plays: Richard II, Henry IV Parts 1 and 2, Henry V, Henry VI Parts I1, 2 and 3 and Richard III.

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À propos de l?auteur

Keith Dockray was formerly a senior examiner in medieval history and early modern history at the University of Huddersfield. He has written extensively on Fifteenth Century history and appeared in numerous television documentaries including the Channel 4 'courtroom' programme Trial of Richard III.

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Éditeur
Fonthill Media Ltd
Date d'édition
2016
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1781554153
ISBN 13 
9781781554159
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
208
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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