{"product_id":"king-henry-vi-part-1-paperback","title":"King Henry VI Part 1 - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWilliam Shakespeare\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eE. Burns\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eEdward Burns\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA fresh look at a play usually regarded as the first component of a three-part historical epic, this edition argues that Henry VI Part 1 is a 'prequel', a freestanding piece that returns for ironic and dramatic effect to a story already familiar to its audience. The play's ingenious use of stage space is closely analysed, as is its manipulation of a series of setpiece combats to give a coherent syntax of action. Discussion of the dramatic structure created by the opposing figures of Talbot and Jeanne la Pucelle, and exploration of the critical controversies surrounding the figure of Jeanne, lead to a reflection on the nature of the history play as genre in the 1590s.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdward Burns\u003c\/b\u003e is Senior Lecturer in the Department of English Language and Literature at the University of Liverpool. His publications include \u003ci\u003eRestoration Comedy: Crises of Desire and Identity\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCharacter: Acting and Being on the Pre-Modern Stage\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eShakespeare's Richard III \u003c\/i\u003e(forthcoming), an edition of \u003ci\u003eFive British Romantic Plays \u003c\/i\u003e(with Paul Baines), and a collection of commissioned essays entitled \u003ci\u003eReading Rochester\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 360\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.88 x 7.8 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 04, 2000\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45204992000044,"sku":"9781903436431","price":24.23,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/6260\/8940\/files\/Z1lUc0o5WGFXcjNDZ1FMeC9DU3NBZz09.webp?v=1768665035","url":"https:\/\/littleredgeneralstore.com\/products\/king-henry-vi-part-1-paperback","provider":"Little Red General Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}