"King Henry VIII" has one of the fullest theatrical histories of
any play in the Shakespeare canon, yet has been consistently
misrepresented, both in performance and in criticism. This edition
offers a new perspective on this ironic, multi-layered,
collaborative play, revealing it as a complex meditation on the
progress of Reformation which sees English life since Henry VIII's
day as a series of bewildering changes in national and personal
allegiance and represents "history" as the product of varied and
contradictory testimony. McMullan makes a powerful claim for the
rehabilitation of "Henry VIII," providing the fullest performance
history of any edition to date and reading the work not as a
marginal "late" Shakespeare play but as a play which is
paradigmatic of the achievement of Renaissance drama as a whole.
His introduction emphasizes truth and conscience and the dramatic
devices used to portray these themes. This edition's appendices
elucidate the chronology for the events portrayed in "King Henry
VIII" and other source works. A scene from Beaumont and Fletcher's
"A Maid's Tragedy," comments on music, a doubling chart, and other
reference information are also included. The Arden Shakespeare has
developed a reputation as the pre-eminent critical edition of
Shakespeare for its exceptional scholarship, reflected in the
thoroughness of each volume. An introduction comprehensively
contextualizes the play, chronicling the history and culture that
surrounded and influenced Shakespeare at the time of its writing
and performance, and closely surveying critical approaches to the
work. Detailed appendices address problems like dating and casting,
and analyze the differing Quarto and Folio sources. A full
commentary by one or more of the play's foremost contemporary
scholars illuminates the text, glossing unfamiliar terms and
drawing from an abundance of research and expertise to explain
allusions and significant background information. Highly
informative and accessible, Arden offers the fullest experience of
Shakespeare available to a reader.
Table of Contents
List of IllustrationsGeneral Editors' PrefacePreface
INTRODUCTIONAuthenticities: performance history Date and early
performances Performances 1660-1916 Performances 1916-2000All is
true: cultural history Truth and topicality Royal reputations The
conscience of the King Truth and temperance Truth and textuality
Truth and tragicomedy The character of the Queen Hidden
reformations Truth and topicality: codaOriginals: textual history
Text and modernization Resources Sources Analogues Collaboration
KING HENRY VIII (ALL IS TRUE) Longer notes APPENDICES1. Contextual
chronology for the events of "Henry VIII"2. Comparative chronology
(1603-13) for plays in the Fletcher and Shakespeare canons3.
Attribution and composition4. The Maid's Tragedy5. Uncollected
sources/analogues6. Music7 Doubling chart Abbreviations and
references Abbreviations used in notes Works in the Shakespeare
canon Works in the Fletcher canon Editions of Shakespeare collated
Other works Modern productions cited Film/television productions
cited Index
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