num_pages: 352
description: Henry V, the climax of Shakespeare's sequence of English history plays, is an inspiring, often comic celebration of a young warrior-king. But it is also a study of the costly exhilarations of war, and of the penalties as well as the glories of human greatness. Introducing this brilliantly innovative edition, Gary Taylor shows how Shakespeare shaped his historical material, examines controversial critical interpretations, discusses the play's fluctuating fortunes in performance, and analyses the range and variety of Shakespeare's characterization. The first Folio text is radically rethought, making original use of the First Quarto (1600).
language: English
title: Henry V
titlecomplete: Henry V
characters: Edward of Langley, 2nd Duke of York, Bardolph, Fluellen, Charles VI of France, John of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Bedford, Corporal Nim, Ancient Pistol, Catherine de Valois, Mistress Nell Quickly, Humphrey of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Gloucester, Richard of Conisburgh, 3rd Earl of Cambridge, Henry V of England
genres: Historical Fiction, Theatre, Historical, School, Drama, Plays, Poetry, Literature, Classics, Fiction
ratings_count: 48731
places: Troyes, Agincourt, Southampton, England
series: Wars of the Roses
publisher: Oxford University Press