"This is the first stage history of Shakespeare's King Henry V to cover the play's theatrical life since its first performance in 1599. Staging this play has always been a political act and the substantial introduction traces its theatrical interventions into conflicts from the Napole...

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1. Verfasser:	Shakespeare, William 1564-1616 (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Buch
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	Cambridge [u.a.] Cambridge Univ. Press 2002
Ausgabe:	1. publ.
Schriftenreihe:	Shakespeare in production
Schlagworte:	Shakespeare, William <1564-1616> > Henry V Henry <V, King of England, 1387-1422> > Drama Henry <V, King of England, 1387-1422> > In literature Henry <V, King of England, 1387-1422> > In motion pictures Shakespeare, William <1564-1616> > Film adaptations Shakespeare, William <1564-1616> > Stage history Shakespeare, William > 1564-1616 > King Henry V Aufführung Film Geschichte
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Zusammenfassung:	"This is the first stage history of Shakespeare's King Henry V to cover the play's theatrical life since its first performance in 1599. Staging this play has always been a political act and the substantial introduction traces its theatrical interventions into conflicts from the Napoleonic Wars to Vietnam and the Falklands crisis, offering a complete account of the play's fortunes: from its absence in the seventeenth century to its dominant position as historical spectacle in the Victorian period, through twentieth-century productions, which include the popular films by Olivier and Branagh. Together they raise vital interpretive 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 playtext, illustrations and detailed footnotes about major performance."--BOOK JACKET.
Beschreibung:	XVI, 244 S. Ill.
ISBN:	0521595118 0521594286