The Second Part of King Henry VI

by William Shakespeare , Edited by Michael Hattaway

• ISBN13: 9780521373302
• ISBN10: 0521373301
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1991-06-28
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

This new edition of the precursor to Richard III offers a fresh interpretation of the relationship between the two earliest texts--The True Tragedy of Richard Duke of York (octavo, 1595) and the First Folio Henry VI Part Three (1623)--arguing that the former is a memorially reported andoriginal version of the play later revised for the Folio. The two therefore represent Shakespeare's early and revised conceptions of the play. Unlike all previous editions, the text here is based rigorously on the Folio, with a re-examination of the dates of composition, memorial reporting, andrevision. It includes a full introduction, appendices, and commentary.

Table of Contents

List of illustrations

Preface

List of abbreviations and conventions

Introduction

1. Henry VI: the reign and the plays

2. A political documentary

3. Stage history

4. Date and occasion

5. Sources

6. Note on the text

7. List of characters

8. The play

9. Textual analysis

Appendices

Reading list.