Title: Shakespeare
Subtitle: the histories: A Collection of Critical Essays
Description: Tracing the fortunes of the English monarchy during periods of widespread intrigue, treachery, and violence, Shakespeare's Histories center on the problem of power - its use and misuse, its prerogatives and responsibilities, its glittering rewards and grim reckoning. The critical essays in this volume consider the plays both individually and as part of a dramatic sequence. Included are: The Elizabethan World Order, Angel with Horns: The Unity of Richard III, What is Shakespeare's Henry VIII About?, and The Historical Pattern from Richard II to Henry V.
Subjects: English Historical drama, Histories, Historiography, History, History and criticism, Kings and rulers in literature, Middle Ages in literature
Places: Great Britain
People: William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
Time periods: 1066-1687