
King Henry IV Part 2
Third Series
William Shakespeare(Author)
James C. Bulman(Editor)
The Arden Shakespeare (Publisher)
Published on 28. July 2016
Book
Paperback/Softback
576 pages
978-1-904271-37-6 (ISBN)
Description
More troubled and troubling than King Henry IV Part 1, the play continues the story of King Henry's decline and Hal's reform. Though Part 2 echoes the structure of the earlier play, it is a darker and more unsettling world, in which even Falstaff's revelry is more tired and cynical, and the once-merry Hal sloughs off his tavern companions to become King Henry V.
James C. Bulman's authoritative edition provides a wealth of incisive commentary on this complex history play.
James C. Bulman's authoritative edition provides a wealth of incisive commentary on this complex history play.
Reviews / Votes
Bulman's commentary notes are exhaustive, and he highlights many previously unnoted moments of chronicle history influence ... Bulman's new Arden edition does not merely give textual scholars a tight text and graduate students an authoritative survey of sources and theatrical history. It also effectively argues that we should reevaluate the position of 2 Henry IV within the canon. This masterful edition was well worth the wait. * Shakespeare Quarterly * Probably the best available edition with a far more up-to-date performance history than any competitor. * Paul Hartle, University of Cambridge, UK * James C. Bulman's edition of Shakespeare's King Henry IV, Part 2 includes an extremely informative introduction which breathes new life into this often-neglected play. Bulman expertly navigates the difficult textual terrain-neither the Quarto (which appeared in two issues) nor the Folio provides a fully authoritative copy text-explaining the rationale for his decisions in a detailed but accessible appendix. * Studies in English Literature 1500-1900 * [King Henry IV Part 2] provides an exceptionally competent, stimulating, and thorough exploration of all major and many minor disputed problems of this sequel ... In his attention to the text of the play and its background, Bulman offers exceptional quality in addition to the immediately evident quantity. * Berliner Beitraege zur Editionswissenschaft *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
26 bw illus
Dimensions
Height: 199 mm
Width: 131 mm
Thickness: 32 mm
Weight
600 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-904271-37-6 (9781904271376)
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Additional editions

E-Book
07/2016
3rd Edition
The Arden Shakespeare
€14.49
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E-Book
07/2016
3rd Edition
The Arden Shakespeare
€14.49
Available for download
Previous edition

William Shakespeare | Arthur Raleigh Humphreys
"King Henry IV": Pt. 2
Book
10/1967
2nd Edition
The Arden Shakespeare
€31.15
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Persons
James C. Bulman is Henry B. and Patricia Bush Tippie Professor of English at Allegheny College, USA and was President of the Shakespeare Association of America (1998-99).