The Oxford Shakespeare: Henry IV, Part 1 (Oxford World's Classics) (U)

The Oxford Shakespeare Offers New And Authoritative Editions Of Shakespeare's Plays In Which The Early Printings Have Been Scrupulously Re-examined And Interpreted. An Introductory Essay Provides All Relevant Background Information Together With An Appraisal Of Critical Views And Of The Play's Effects In Performance. The Detailed Commentaries Pay Particular Attention To Language And Staging. Reprints Of Sources, Music For Songs, Genealogical Tables, Maps, Etc. Are Included Where Necessary; Many Of The Volumes Are Illustrated, And All Contain An Index. Reception, Reputation, And Date -- Sources: The Chronicles -- Daniel's 'civil Wars' -- 'famous Victories' And The Prince's Wild Youth -- Falstaff And The Vice -- Falstaff As Soldier -- Other Falstaff Antecedents -- Providential Views Of History Versus Renaissance Scepticism -- The Questions Of Structural Unity -- The Pattern Of Oppositions: Hotspur And Falstaff On Honour -- From Feudal Chivalry To Pragmatism: Language And Political Change -- Fathers And Sons: Role Playing And Identity -- Falstaff's Cowardice And Lying: His Play World -- The 'education' Of Prince Hal -- The Rejection Of Falstaff -- The Play In Performance -- The Text. William Shakespeare ; Edited By David Bevington. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.