"Henry IV, Part 1" (Bloom's Shakespeare Through the Ages) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0791096297 ISBN 13: 9780791096291

Publisher: Chelsea House Publishers, 2008

Synopsis

"Henry IV, Part 1" Each title features: - A selection of the best criticism on the play through the centuries - Introductory essays on the development of criticism on the play in each century - A brief biography of Shakespeare - A plot synopsis, list of characters, and analysis of several key passages - An introduction by Harold Bloom. Full description

About this title

About the Author:

Harold Bloom is Sterling Professor of the Humanities at Yale University. He is the author of 30 books, including Shelley's Mythmaking, The Visionary Company, Blake's Apocalypse, Yeats, A Map of Misreading, Kabbalah and Criticism, Agon: Toward a Theory of Revisionism, The American Religion, The Western Canon, and Omens of Millennium: The Gnosis of Angels, Dreams, and Resurrection. The Anxiety of Influence sets forth Professor Bloom's provocative theory of the literary relationships between the great writers and their predecessors. His most recent books include Shakespeare: The Invention of the Human, a 1998 National Book Award finalist; How to Read and Why; Genius: A Mosaic of One Hundred Exemplary Creative Minds; Hamlet: Poem Unlimited; Where Shall Wisdom be Found; and Jesus and Yahweh: The Names Divine. In 1999, Professor Bloom received the prestigious American Academy of Arts and Letters Gold Medal for Criticism. He has also received the International Prize of Catalonia, the Alfonso Reyes Prize of Mexico, and the Hans Christian Andersen Bicentennial Prize of Denmark.

Synopsis:

Considered by many to be the most artistically successful of Shakespeare's history plays, "Henry IV" (Part I) continues to thrill audiences and readers. This invaluable new study guide to one of Shakespeare's greatest plays contains a selection of the finest criticism through the centuries on the play. Students will also benefit from the introduction by Harold Bloom, an accessible summary, analysis of key passages, a comprehensive list of characters, a biography of Shakespeare, and more.

About this edition

• Publisher: Chelsea House Publishers
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0791096297
• ISBN 13: 9780791096291
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 316
• Editor: Harold Bloom, Neil Heims