Henry V

by William Shakespeare

Overview

Henry V is a history play by William Shakespeare, believed to be written in 1599. It is based on the life of King Henry V of England, and focuses on events immediately before and after the Battle of Agincourt during the Hundred Years' War.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781907360114
Publisher:	CRW Publishing Ltd
Publication date:	04/28/2011
Product dimensions:	6.50(w) x 1.50(h) x 9.50(d)

About the Author

William Shakespeare (1564–1616) was a poet, playwright, and actor who is widely regarded as one of the most influential writers in the history of the English language. Often referred to as the Bard of Avon, Shakespeare's vast body of work includes comedic, tragic, and historical plays; poems; and 154 sonnets. His dramatic works have been translated into every major language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright.

Table of Contents

Henry V - William Shakespeare - Edited by John Russell Brown William Hazlitt: From Characters of Shakespeare's Plays
W. B. Yeats: From Ideas of Good and Evil
E. M. W. Tillyard: From Shakespeare's History Plays
Jonathan Dollimore and Alan Sinfield: From History and Ideology: Instance of 'Henry V'
John Russell Brown: 'Henry V' on Stage and Screen

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Editorial Reviews

Kenneth Branagh's Henry V, magnificently cast, passionately played, is stirring and deeply humane. Reality is his mode.”

David Denby - New York Magazine

As a director, as artistic entrepreneur, as sheer charge of film-world energy, [Branagh] has won his own Agincourt.

Stanley Kauffmann - New Republic

So let me say flat out that I like everything about Branagh's film. I like the adaptation, the cast, the direction, the cinematography and the music. In fact, I like it so much I don't even want to write about it. I would prefer to leave my desk right now and watch it again.

Stuart Klawans - Nation

"An outstanding edition—thorough, thoughtful, multi-leveled, and engaging."—Larry Sisson, University of Washington

"A lively and adventurous volume which, because it takes a part of its text from a quarto generally deemed to be without authority, offers a text different from any other. Taylor is a skillful bibliographer, and his reasons from novelty seem good."—Frank Kermode, The New York Review of Books

"Professor Taylor is a justly renowned editor. The textual editing is meticulous and sound, the footnotes clear and thorough. This edition will be useful for readers at all levels."—Ronald J. Boling, Lyon College

"A model of inclusiveness, emphasis, and tone."—Choice

From the Publisher

As a director, as artistic entrepreneur, as sheer charge of film-world energy, [Branagh] has won his own Agincourt.— Stanley Kauffmann

New Republic

Kenneth Branagh's Henry V, magnificently cast, passionately played, is stirring and deeply humane. Reality is his mode.— David Denby

New York Magazine

So let me say flat out that I like everything about Branagh's film. I like the adaptation, the cast, the direction, the cinematography and the music. In fact, I like it so much I don't even want to write about it. I would prefer to leave my desk right now and watch it again.— Stuart Klawans

Nation