King Henry VIII

by Shakespeare, William; Halio, Jay L.

• ISBN13: 9780192840363
• ISBN10: 0192840363
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-09-07
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

Jay L. Halito, professor of English at the University of Delaware, has edited and written the Introduction for this first fully annotated modern-spelling edition of Shakespeare's 37th and final play to appear for more than a decade. Halito offers up-to-date scholarship on all aspects of the work. Includes Index to words and authorities.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations	ix
Introduction	1	(1)
Henry VIII, Shakespeare, and the Reformation in England	1	(10)
The Fall of Thomas, Cardinal Wolsey	6	(3)
Reform of the Church	9	(2)
Sources	11	(5)
Date, Authorship, and Printing	16	(8)
The Play	24	(14)
The Language of `King Henry VIII'	38	(7)
`King Henry VIII' in Performance	45	(18)
Restoration and Eighteenth-century Productions	45	(5)
Charles Kean and the Nineteenth Century	50	(3)
The Twentieth Century	53	(10)
Editorial Procedures	63	(6)
Abbreviations and References	63	(6)
KING HENRY VIII, OR ALL IS TRUE	69	(149)
Index	218