First published in 1947 in the USA. This edition reprints the first
UK edition of 1964. Published to critical acclaim, the central
argument of this book is that the historical play must be studied
as a genre separate from tragedy and comedy. Just as there is in
Shakespearean tragedies a dominant ethical pattern of passion
opposed to reason, so there is in the history plays a dominant
political pattern characteristic of the political philosophy of the
age. From the 'troublesome reign' of King John to the 'tragical
doings' of Richard III, Shakespeare wove the events of English
history into plots of universal interest.
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