Shakespeare's Kings by John Julius Norwich

Shakespeare's Kings by John Julius Norwich

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Summary

This text presents a narrative of a nation's history as portrayed by William Shakespeare. John Julis Norwich tells the story of what really happened in the century and a half between 1337 and 1485 by examining the history plays, from the recently-authenticated "Edward III" through to "Richard III".

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Shakespeare's Kings by John Julius Norwich

"The War of the Roses", the "Battle of Bosworth", and the "Princes in the Tower"; the century and a half covered by Shakespeare's history plays - from the recently authenticated "Edward III" and "Richard III" -is so full of incident that dramatic licence might seem unnecessary. But as this survey of the period shows, Shakespeare's dramas - which have influenced popular history for centuries - are prone to depart from the facts. By illuminating the enthralling political, military and dynastic events which supplied the raw material for the greatest dramatist in the English language, and the artistic, political and practical considerations that determined his approach to that material, John Julius Norwich does a great service both to lovers of traditional narrative history, and to all those interested in Shakespeare and his work.
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ISBN 13 9780140249132
ISBN 10 0140249133
Title Shakespeare's Kings
Author John Julius Norwich
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
Year published 2000-09-28
Number of pages 496
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