num_pages: 260
description: This is the first stage history of Shakespeare's King Henry V to cover the play's theatrical life since 1599. Staging this play is a political act, and the substantial Introduction traces its theatrical interventions into conflicts from the Napoleonic Wars to Vietnam and the Falklands. The stage and film history raises interpretative questions--is Henry V an epic of English nationalism, a knowing and cynical piece of power politics, or an anti-war manifesto? The volume also includes the play text, illustrations and detailed footnotes about major performances.
language: English
title: King Henry V
titlecomplete: King Henry V (Shakespeare in Production)
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: Cambridge University Press