King John

by Candido, Joseph

• ISBN13: 9780485810011
• ISBN10: 0485810018
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1996-08-01
• Publisher: Athlone Pr

Summary

Includes Malone, Hazlitt, Dowden, Swinburne, Pater, Brandes, Chambers, Masefield and Frank Harris.>

Table of Contents

General Editor's Preface
Preface
Acknowledgements
Introduction	p. 1
Commentary on King John, 1790	p. 31
Response to Malone, 1792	p. 42
Response to Malone, 1793	p. 45
On the date of King John, 1799	p. 50
Character and characterization, 1808	p. 52
Personality and politics, 1815	p. 54
Shakespeare's art of characterization, 1817	p. 56
History and character, 1817	p. 59
Prefatory remarks on King John, 1819	p. 62
The Troublesome Raigne and King John, 1824	p. 64
Introduction to King John, 1826	p. 68
Prefatory remarks on King John, 1826	p. 70
Sarah Siddons as Constance, 1827	p. 73
The character of Constance, 1832	p. 75
Sarah Siddons on Constance, 1834	p. 82
General remarks on King John, 1838	p. 86
King John and history, 1838	p. 88
The Pictorial Edition of King John, 1838	p. 97
The female roles in King John, 1843	p. 111
Editorial corrections in King John, 1845	p. 124
'History', church, and state in King John, 1846	p. 128
Critical remarks on King John, 1847	p. 136
Critical notes on King John, 1851	p. 140
History, art, and character in King John, 1852	p. 142
Introduction to King John, 1852	p. 146
History and character, 1855	p. 152
King John and nationalism, 1856	p. 158
The madness of Constance, 1859	p. 168
Background and critical notes to King John, 1859	p. 175
Characterization, craft, and the philosophy of war, 1863	p. 181
Politics, ethics, and character, 1863	p. 189
The politics of national interest, 1865	p. 198
The transcendent sorrow of Constance, 1868	p. 202
National interest and personal loyalty, 1871	p. 204
King John and contemporary politics, 1874	p. 207
The baseness of John, 1875	p. 212
Shakespeare's art of characterization, 1875-6	p. 215
Constance and the nature of woman, 1876	p. 220
King John, Richard III, and character, 1877	p. 223
The theme of nationality, 1877	p. 225
King John and Roman Catholicism, 1877	p. 233
Literary and historical background to King John, 1878	p. 238
Shakespeare's adaptation of The Troublesome Raigne, 1878	p. 242
High praise for King John, 1879	p. 249
On Pandulph and history, 1887	p. 255
On commodity, 1887	p. 257
A balanced assessment of King John, 1888	p. 261
On Constance and Arthur, 1889	p. 265
Kingship, personality, and human condition, 1889	p. 270
The artistic excellence of King John, 1890	p. 272
The Troublesome Raigne and King John, 1892	p. 275
On Constance, Elinor, and Blanch, 1894	p. 280
Historical character and dramatic character, 1894	p. 284
The oddities of King John, 1894	p. 287
On the principle characters, 1896	p. 290
Shakespeare's uneven artistry, 1898	p. 296
Shakespeare's Roman Catholicism, 1899	p. 301
Shakespeare's maturing artistry, 1899	p. 307
King John as a transitional play, 1900	p. 311
Weakness and strenghts of King John, 1900	p. 313
The character of John, 1901	p. 318
Shakespeare and Davenport, 1902	p. 322
The pendulum of history in King John, 1903	p. 324
The formlessness of King John, 1906	p. 329
Shakespeare's dramatic development, 1907	p. 332
On the religion of Shakespeare, 1907	p. 334
Introduction to King John, 1907	p. 336
King John and Richard II, 1907	p. 342
The Belittling of John, 1910	p. 345
Constance and Shakespeare's shrewish wife, 1911	p. 348
On treachery and 'Englishness', 1911	p. 351
On John, Faulconbridge, and Constance, 1913	p. 355
Shakespeare's use of The Troublesome Raigne, 1913	p. 362
The artistic flaws of King John, 1913	p. 367
On the Bastard, John, and the play, 1919	p. 370
Notes	p. 372
A Select Bibliograpy	p. 387
Index	p. 391
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