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Shakespeares history plays have been performed more in recent years than everbefore in Britain North America and in Europe. This volume provides anaccessible wideranging and informed introduction to Shakespeares history andRoman plays. It is attentive throughout to the plays as they have beenperformed over the centuries since they were written. The first part offersaccounts of the genre of the history play of Renaissance historiography ofpageants and masques and of womens roles as well as comparisons with historyplays in Spain and the Netherlands. Chapters in the second part look atindividual plays as well as other Shakespearean texts which are closely relatedto the histories. The Companion offers a full bibliography genealogicaltables and a list of principal and recurrent characters. It is a comprehensiveguide for students researchers and theatregoers alike. «
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