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Title: Shakespeare's English Kings: History, Chronicle, and Drama by Peter Saccio ISBN: 0-19-512319-0 Publisher: Oxford Press Pub. Date: May, 2000 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.71 (7 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: A good balanced book
Comment: Peter Saccio's Shakespeare's English Kings is a concise, balanced review of the history behind the kings referred to in Shakespeare's Canon. Each of the kings (plus other important figures) receives coverage so that the reader has a good understanding for the background for each of the 10 history plays. Shakespeare had limited historical references (mostly Holinshed), and he was biased at times by the need to curry to Tutor propaganda (especially in Richard III). Saccio explains this with good research, ably explained. Serious students would benefit from reading this book, as would the casual theater buff. A good book.
Rating: 5
Summary: It's what you need to know
Comment: I wish I had this in college...it's an indispensable reference for anyone reading the history plays, and it's a clear and engaging read.
Rating: 5
Summary: indispensible
Comment: this is an indispensible companion to shakespeare's history plays. indeed, i can't imagine how one can understand the plays without a book like this that gives the historical background to the events shakespeare dramatizes. the writing is concise, the presentation always lucid and logical. i especially appreciated the family trees provided in the appendix. it's the only way you can disentangle the relations between all the characters. can't recommomend this book enough.
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Title: Shakespeare's Kings: The Great Plays and the History of England in the Middle Ages: 1337-1485 by John Julius Norwich ISBN: 0743200314 Publisher: Scribner Pub. Date: 13 March, 2001 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
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Title: Shakespearean Tragedy: Lectures on Hamlet, Othello, King Lear & Macbeth (New Shakespeare Library) by A. C. Bradley ISBN: 0140530193 Publisher: Penguin USA (Paper) Pub. Date: October, 1991 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Northrop Frye on Shakespeare by Northrop Frye ISBN: 0300042086 Publisher: Yale Univ Pr Pub. Date: September, 1988 List Price(USD): $17.00 |
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Title: Shakespeare's Imagery and What it Tells Us by Caroline F. E. Spurgeon ISBN: 0521092582 Publisher: Cambridge University Press Pub. Date: 02 January, 1935 List Price(USD): $35.00 |
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Title: Asimov's Guide to Shakespeare : A Guide to Understanding and Enjoying the Works of Shakespeare by ISAAC ASIMOV ISBN: 0517268256 Publisher: Gramercy Pub. Date: 02 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.99 |
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