Shakespeare, William. King John

Folger bibliographic ID: 354319
Folger call number: PR2753 .C8 1995 v.16 R.R
Folger holdings ID: 502546
Accession Number: 237914

King John tells the story of John's struggle to retain the crown in the face of alternative claims to the throne from France and is one of the earlier history plays. This book offers students a comprehensive introduction exploring the play's relationship to its source and to later plays in the history cycle, as well as giving a full account of its critical and performance history, including key productions in 2015 which marked the anniversary of Magna Carta

General notes

Includes bibliographical references and index

Contents

Date -- Politics : international and national -- Reformation and the papal deposing power -- Conscience and commodity -- Legitimacy and legitimation -- Oath-taking and vow-breaking -- Disenchantment -- History plays and historiography -- Rhetorical patterns -- Afterlives -- Textual note -- King John -- Appendix: casting chart

Uniform title: King John
Extended title: King John / edited by Jesse M. Lander and J.J.M. Tobin

John, King of England, 1167-1216 Great Britain

author: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
subject: John, King of England, 1167-1216
editor: Lander, Jesse M.
editor: Tobin, J. J. M. (John Joseph Michael), 1937-