Shakespeare's Henry VI and Richard III

Originally published in 1929, this book contains an examination of Shakespeare's three-part Henry VI and its 'sequel', Richard III.

Peter Alexander (Author)

9781107450790, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 4 December 2014

238 pages
19.8 x 12.9 x 0.2 cm, 1.2 kg

Originally published in 1929, this book contains an examination of Shakespeare's three-part Henry VI and its 'sequel', Richard III. Alexander addresses a number of questions regarding the integrity of the texts of both plays, whether or not Shakespeare wrote them in collaboration with another author, and possible interpolations from other plays. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in Shakespeare, particularly his histories.

Introduction Alfred W. Pollard: 1. More bad quartos
2. Shakespeare's earliest work?
3. Shakespeare a Queen's man
4. Had Shakespeare a collaborator?
5. Verse tests
The Argument: 1. Greene's quotation from 3 Henry VI
2. The bad quartos of 2 and 3 Henry VI
3. The early plays of the schoolmaster from the country
4. The alternative to Heminge and Condell
5. The first period
Index.

Subject Areas: Literary studies: general [DSB]