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Henry V

By William Shakespeare

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| Paperback | 9781840224214

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Edited, Introduced and Annotated by Cedric Watts, Professor of English Literature, University of SussexHenry V is the most famous and influential of Shakespeare's historical plays. Its powerful patriotic rhetoric has resounded down the ages, gaining eloquent expression in Laurence Olivier's renownContinue

Edited, Introduced and Annotated by Cedric Watts, Professor of English Literature, University of SussexHenry V is the most famous and influential of Shakespeare's historical plays. Its powerful patriotic rhetoric has resounded down the ages, gaining eloquent expression in Laurence Olivier's renowned film. Henry himself, astute and charismatic, who led his 'band of brothers' to victory in the Battle of Agincourt, could indeed seem to be 'this star of England'. In recent decades the play has attracted increasing critical attention and is now highly controversial. Kenneth Branagh's film-production reflected the changing valuation. Does this play have a sceptical sub-text which subverts its patriotism? Is Henry's achievement beset by irony? Has current scepticism distorted a predominantly and proudly nationalistic drama?

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  • As a military leader, Henry V was a genius; as a king, pathetic. But, this book has probably the most rousing pre-battle speech (St Crispin's Day) that I have ever heard or read.

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