The Life of King Henry VIII

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"This is the first fully annotated and comprehensive modern-spelling edition of King Henry VIII - known in its early performances as All is True - for over ten years. It makes full use of current scholarship on the dating, authorship, printing, and sources of the play, as well as critical interpretations, and includes an up-to-date survey of the play in performance. It is the first edition to make frequent use of Cavendish's life of Cardinal Wolsey, which seems likely to have influenced certain aspects of the play, as well as the other recognized sources in Holinshed, Hall, and Foxe." "On authorship, the editor concludes that Shakespeare and his younger colleague John Fletcher worked on the script together but that Shakespeare was probably the guiding spirit, as well as the principal author of several major scenes.". "A fully detailed commentary and a selective collation of major variant readings appear immediately beneath the text. Special attention has been given to the frequent allusion to scripture and proverb lore. An index to all words glossed and authorities cited appears at the end of the volume."--BOOK JACKET.

subjects: Drama,  Kings and rulers,  History,  English drama,  Fiction,  Théâtre,  British and irish drama (dramatic works by one author),  Shakespeare, william, 1564-1616, king henry viii,  Henry viii, king of england, 1491-1547, drama,  English literature,  English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh,  Great britain, history,  Great britain, kings and rulers,  Henry viii, king of england, 1491-1547,  Great Britain -- Kings and rulers -- Drama,  Henry, VIII, King of England, 1491-1547 -- Drama,  Historical drama,  Great Britain -- History -- Henry VIII, 1509-1547 -- Drama,  Translations into Japanese,  Drama (dramatic works by one author)

People: Henry VIII King of England (1491-1547),  Thomas Wolsey (1475?-1530),  Joseph Ashbury,  William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

Places: Great Britain

Times: Henry VIII, 1509-1547