King John / edited by Jesse M. Lander and J.J.M. Tobin.

Author/creator Shakespeare, William author.
Other author Lander, Jesse M., editor.
Other author Tobin, J. J. M. (John Joseph Michael), 1937- editor.
Format Book
PublicationLondon, UK ; New York, NY, USA : Bloomsbury Arden Shakespeare, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2018.
Copyright Date©2018
Descriptionxvii, 354 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Subjects

SeriesThe Arden Shakespeare. Third series
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Works. 1995. ^A506574
Contents Date -- Politics : international and national -- Reformation and the papal deposing power -- Conscience and commodity -- Legitimacy and legitimation -- Oath-taking and vow-breaking -- Disenchantment -- History plays and historiography -- Rhetorical patterns -- Afterlives -- Textual note -- King John -- Appendix: casting chart.
Abstract King John tells the story of John's struggle to retain the crown in the face of alternative claims to the throne from France and is one of the earlier history plays. This book offers students a comprehensive introduction exploring the play's relationship to its source and to later plays in the history cycle, as well as giving a full account of its critical and performance history, including key productions in 2015 which marked the anniversary of Magna Carta.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Genre/formDrama.
Genre/formHistory.
ISBN9781904271383 hardback
ISBN1904271383 hardback
ISBN9781904271390 paperback
ISBN1904271391 paperback
ISBNelectronic PDF
ISBNelectronic publication

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