num_pages: 441
description: 
  Distinguished editor T.W. Craik makes an independent and balanced examination of the many textual problems of Henry V, providing many new emendations. He begins his illustrated introduction with a commentary on the date and sources of the play, before taking up the problem of the Quarto and Folio texts; in Craik's view, the Quarto texts are evolving and incomplete versions of the play, with the First Folio best representing what was written by Shakespeare himself and performed to the public. Following his own substantial critical analysis King Henry V, the editor surveys other critical approaches to the play and lays out its performance history. Preceding the play itself is an explanation of Craik's text, with more analysis of the Quarto and Folio versions shedding light on the arduous process of compiling an edition of Shakespeare. Five appendices follow the play: The First Quarto of 1600, a map of France and the south of England, a map of the route of Henry V's army from 13 August to 17 November 1415, a genealogical table, and a doubling chart. The edition also includes a list of abbreviations used for reference.

language: English
title: King Henry V
titlecomplete: King Henry V
characters: Humphrey of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Gloucester, Bardolph, Catherine de Valois, Fluellen, Edward of Langley, 2nd Duke of York, Ancient Pistol, Mistress Nell Quickly, Corporal Nim, Richard of Conisburgh, 3rd Earl of Cambridge, Henry V of England, Charles VI of France, John of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Bedford
genres: Classics, Drama, Theatre, Historical, Plays, School, Historical Fiction, Literature, Poetry, Fiction
ratings_count: 48734
places: Southampton, England, Troyes, Agincourt
series: Wars of the Roses
publisher: Bloomsbury Arden Shakespeare