Textual Genealogies and Shakespeare's History Plays
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Informação do Produto
| ISBN | 9781009615686 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Gary (Florida State University) Taylor, John V. (Florida State University) Nance |
| Editora | Cambridge University Press |
| Formato | Capa mole |
| Número de páginas | 75 |
| Peso (kg) | 0,120 |
| Data de Publicação | 31/07/2026 |
| Preço (iva excl.) | € 27,26 |
| Imposto | € 1,64 |
| Preço (iva inc.) | € 28,90 |
| Disponibilidade | 2 unidades em armazém externo |
Descrição do Produto
This Element reconsiders the historical, theoretical, racial, ableist, and editorial problem of genealogy by analyzing to-be-spoken genealogies in two plays in the 1623 Shakespeare First Folio: the 'Salic Law' speech in Henry V and the 'seven sons' scene in Henry VI, Part Two. Both passages also exist in a significantly variant version in The Chronicle history of Henry the fift (1600) and The First Part of the Contention (1594). The differences between the two versions of the biological/bloodline genealogy have been central to the long-dominant theory of 'bad quartos'. That theory assumes that early modern chroniclers and playwrights shared the values of modern archival historians: they assume that Shakespeare prioritized accuracy over acting. The authors offer an alternative reading of genealogies written to be performed onstage as 'documentary effects', adapted for changing audiences in a new multimedia entertainment industry. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.