Henry V

by William Shakespeare, John Gilbert (Illustrator), Ned Halley (Introduction)

Overview

Shakespeare's history of Henry V's remarkable victory over the French at Agincourt and the subsequent peace between the two nations is also a study of war and kingship. From his wild youth, Henry comes to embody all of the kingly virtues: courage, justice, integrity and honour. Ironically these qualities are brought to the fore by the realities of war. Written at the end of the life of Elizabeth I, Henry V told the British people that with strong leadership, they had little to fear at a time of uncertainty.

Illustrated throughout by Sir John Gilbert (1817-1897), famous for his depictions of historical scenes. As well as Shakespeare, he illustrated works of Sir Walter Scott, Cervantes, Wilkie Collins and Wordsworth."

With an Introduction by Ned Halley.

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Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781909621930
Publisher:	Macmillan Collector's Library
Publication date:	08/23/2016
Pages:	184
Sales rank:	231,566
Product dimensions:	3.80(w) x 6.00(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, in 1564. The date of his birth is not known but is traditionally 23 April, St George's Day. Aged 18, he married a Stratford farmer's daughter, Anne Hathaway. They had three children. Around 1585 William joined an acting troupe on tour in Stratford from London, and thereafter spent much of his life in the capital. A member of the leading theatre group in London, the Chamberlain's Men, which built the Globe Theatre and frequently performed in front of Queen Elizabeth I, Shakespeare wrote 36 plays and much poetry besides. He died in 1616.

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

NEWLY ADDED ESSAY:
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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