This study examines the profound changes that twentieth-century
performance has wrought on Shakespeare's complex drama of war and
politics. What was accepted at the turn of the century as a
patriotic celebration of a national hero has emerged in the modern
theatre as a dark and troubling analysis of the causes and costs of
war. The book details the theatrical innovations and political
insights that have turned one of Shakespeare's most
traditional-bound plays into one of his most popular and
provocative. Henry V gives details analyses of several important
modern productions. Beginning with a consideration of the play's
political significance in Elizabethan London, the book goes on the
reveal its subsequent reinvention, both as patriotic pageant and
anti-war manifesto. Individual chapters consider important
productions by the Royal Shakespeare Company, and other British and
North American companies, as well as the landmark film versions. A
compelling account of the theatrical revolution that has
transformed one of Shakespeare's most challenging plays. -- .
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