The Life and Death of King John/the Famous History of the Life of King Henry VIII 2 in 1
- List Price: $3.99
- Binding: Paperback
- Publisher: Pocket Classics
- Publish date: 11/01/2000
Description:
Immune to the slings and arrows of political correctness that have brought many of his "dead-white-male" peers down a peg or two in the literary pantheon, Shakespeare is, if anything, more influential and popular today than ever. King John, an engrossing play about an embattled monarch's struggles to keep his crown, is widely recognized as one of Shakespeare's finest explorations of political reality. The play is wonderfully enlivened by the bravado of the Bastard, the King's fiercely loyal nephew.
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Each edition in the New Folger Library -- the literary series that is widely recognized as the finest available anywhere -- features:
-- Brief and simple introduction to Shakespeare's language
-- Scene-by-scene plot summaries
-- Explanatory notes illuminating obscure and obsolete expressions
-- A fascinating essay discussing the play through the lens of state-of-the-art modern criticism.
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