Shakespeare's "Histories": Mirrors of Elizabethan PolicyHuntington Library, 1947 - 346 pages Published to critical acclaim, the central argument of this book is that the historical play must be studied as a genre separate from tragedy and comedy. |
Contents
ENGLAND | 42 |
SHAKESPEARES HISTORY PLAYS | 119 |
THE TROUBLESOME REIGN OF KING JOHN | 126 |
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