King John

by William Shakespeare , Edited by Pat Baldwin , Rex Gibson

• ISBN13: 9780521445825
• ISBN10: 0521445825
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1994-08-26
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

New Shakespeare, long since out-of-print, is now reissued. Each work contains a lengthy and lively introduction, main text, and substantial notes and glossary.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations	p. ix
Introduction	p. 1
Date and Sources	p. 2
The Text	p. 19
Early Records	p. 19
Copy for King John in the Folio	p. 20
Act and Scene Division	p. 25
Revision	p. 36
'King John': A Critical Introduction	p. 38
Political Language and the Language of King John	p. 39
Wills and the Crown of England	p. 54
Monarchs, Parents, and the Bastard	p. 61
Patterns of Action in King John	p. 72
'King John' in the Theatre	p. 79
Early Stage History	p. 79
The Text in the Theatre	p. 82
Theatrical Reputation and Stage History	p. 84
Editorial Procedures	p. 95
Abbreviations and References	p. 104
The Life and Death of King John	p. 115
Speech-prefixes in Act 2	p. 271
'Care' (4.2.117)	p. 284
'An angel spake' (5.2.64)	p. 286
Lineation and Speech Assignments, 5.6.1-6	p. 290
5.7.117-18	p. 297
Index	p. 299
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