A Guide to Henry V - Couverture souple

McCallum, Alistair

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1899747265 ISBN 13 : 9781899747269

Editeur : Upstart Crow Publications, 2025

Synopsis

The Shakespeare Handbooks provide a helpful, straightforward guide to the work of the world’s most celebrated dramatist.

Along with a clear, easy-to-follow description of the plot, each book contains plenty of quotations from the text – with simple explanations of any unfamiliar words and phrases – and some thought-provoking comments from critics, past and present.

The Shakespeare Handbooks include a few intriguing Shakespearean facts and figures, too. How old was Shakespeare when he wrote Henry V? Why was the year of Henry V a significant one in Shakespeare’s career? How did Shakespeare take a subtle dig at his rival Ben Jonson in the play? Why did the actor Frank Benson create a sensation with his 1897 production of Henry V? What does a ‘sutler’ do? And a ‘whiffler’? What does to ‘yield the crow a pudding’ mean? What are ‘chambers’, and why are they dangerous? And when would you need ‘Paris-balls’?

If you’re apprehensive about approaching a Shakespeare play, the Shakespeare Handbooks provide the perfect introduction. They’re ideal for students, theatregoers – in fact, anyone curious to know more about the greatest plays in the English language.

These are a few of the appreciative comments we’ve received about the Shakespeare Handbooks:
“Tremendously useful in helping to understand Shakespeare’s works” – Dame Judi Dench.
“Very readable, very helpful” – Kenneth Branagh.
“The Shakespeare Handbooks open the plays up admirably. Excellent for all levels of reader – everybody will get something from them.” – Simon Callow.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Upstart Crow Publications
• Date d'édition: 2025
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1899747265
• ISBN 13: 9781899747269
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 110
• Coordonnées du fabricant: Manufactured by Amazon on behalf of the author; https://www.amazon.fr/hz/contact-us; ; c/o Amazon Media EU S.à.r.l., 38 Avenue John F. Kennedy; Luxembourg; L-1855; Luxembourg