The First and Second Parts of King Edward the Fourth
The First and Second Parts of King Edward the Fourth

Author: Richard Rowland

Publisher: Manchester University Press

Published: 2009-06-15

Total Pages: 332

ISBN-13: 9780719080647

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Edward IV (1599) was printed no less than six times up to 1626, and was one of the best loved plays of the early modern period, but this edition is the first since the 1870s. The play premiered at a moment when the representation of medieval history in any format was coming under the hostile scrutiny of the Elizabethan government. Yet the playwright produced a text which was at once generically complex (the play blurs the distinction between chronicle history and 'domestic' tragedy), brilliantly assured in its dramatic craftsmanship, and politically explosive. The text of this new paperback edition has already been used by the actors at Shakespeare's Globe when they gave the first London performance of Edward IV for more than four centuries. By demonstrating the playwright's dextrous marshalling of a remarkable range of sources, and by examining afresh the dramatist's singular theatrical technique, this volume reopens an exciting if difficult play to a new generation of scholars and performers.

The First and Second Parts of King Edward IV
The First and Second Parts of King Edward IV

Author: Thomas Heywood

Publisher: Manchester University Press

Published: 2005-05-06

Total Pages: 340

ISBN-13: 9780719015663

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Yet the playwright produced a text which was at once generically complex (the play blurs the distinction between chronicle history and 'domestic' tragedy), brilliantly assured in its dramatic craftsmanship, and politically explosive. The play depicts the streets and houses in which its original spectators lived and worked with a precision unprecedented in English writing. But this vividly realised London is under assault, first from rebels outside its walls, and subsequently (and more seriously) from the predations of two monarchs."

The First and Second Parts of King Edward IV.
The First and Second Parts of King Edward IV.

Author: Thomas Heywood

Publisher:

Published: 1842

Total Pages: 224

ISBN-13:

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The First and Second Parts of King Edward Iv by Thomas Heywood, first published in 1842, is a rare manuscript, the original residing in one of the great libraries of the world. This book is a reproduction of that original, which has been scanned and cleaned by state-of-the-art publishing tools for better readability and enhanced appreciation. Restoration Editors' mission is to bring long out of print manuscripts back to life. Some smudges, annotations or unclear text may still exist, due to permanent damage to the original work. We believe the literary significance of the text justifies offering this reproduction, allowing a new generation to appreciate it.