num_pages: 252
description:  Completely re-edited, the New Folger Library editions of Shakespeare's plays put readers in touch with current ways of thinking about Shakespeare. Each freshly edited text is based directly on what the editors consider the best early printed version of the play. Each volume contains full explanatory notes on pages facing the text of the play, as well as a helpful introduction to Shakespeare's language. The accounts of William Shakespeare's life, his theater, and the publication of his plays present the latest scholarship, and the annotated reading lists suggest sources of further information. The illustrations of objects, clothing, and mythological figures mentioned in the plays are drawn from the Library's vast holdings of rare books. At the conclusion of each play there is a full essay by an outstanding scholar who assesses the play in light of today's interests and concerns.
language: English
title: King John
titlecomplete: King John
characters: Citizen of Angiers, English Herald, Viscount of Melun, Arthur I, Duke of Brittany, Constance Penthièvre, Duchess of Brittany, Second Executioner, Chatillon, Philip Faulconbridge, later Sir Richard Plantagenet (the Bastard), James Gurney, Lady Faulconbridge, Peter of Pomfret, Sheriff, French Messenger, Robert Faulconbridge, Roger Bigod, 2nd Earl of Norfolk, William Longespée, 3rd Earl of Salisbury, Henry III of England, First Executioner, Limoges, Duke of Austria, Eleanor of Aquitaine, Hubert de Burgh, Louis VIII of France, Cardinal Pandulph, Philippe II of France, French Herald, Geoffrey Fitz Peter, 1st Earl of Essex, William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke, John of England, Blanche of Castille, English Messenger
genres: Fiction, Plays, Theatre, Poetry, British Literature, Drama, Literature, Classics, Historical Fiction, 16th Century
ratings_count: 6999
places: England, Angers
publisher: Routledge