Henry IV. Part 2

by William Shakespeare

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Editions of Henry IV. Part 2

ISBN 9780521256957	Binding/Format Hardcover	Publisher Cambridge Univ Pr	Date 1990	Price £8.32	Good
ISBN 9780140714081	Binding/Format Paperback	Publisher Penguin Group USA	Date 1957	Price $1.00	Used, Very Good
ISBN 9781421813097	Binding/Format Hardcover	Publisher 1st World Library	Date 2005	Price $41.64	New
ISBN 9781421813479	Binding/Format Paperback	Publisher 1st World Library	Date 2005	Price $22.80	New
ISBN 9780521276528	Binding/Format Paperback	Publisher Cambridge Univ Pr	Date 1989	Price $1.49	Very good condition.

Publisher Notes

The author offers a new approach to the text of the Second Part of King Henry IV, which he sees as an unplanned sequel to the First Part, itself a remake of an old, non-Shakespearean play. The Second Part deliberately exploits the popular success of Sir John Falstaff, introduced in Part One; the resulting rich humor gives a comic dimension to the play that makes it a unique blend of history, morality play and comedy. Among modern editions of the play this is the one most firmly based on the Quarto. Professor Melchiori presents an eminently actable text, by showing how Shakespeares own choices are superior for practical purposes to suggested emendations, and by keeping interferences in the original stage directions to a minimum, in order to respect, as Shakespeare did, the players' freedom.

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