The Life of King Henry the EighthWith new editors who have incorporated the most up-to-date scholarship, this revised Pelican Shakespeare series will be the premiere choice for students, professors, and general readers well into the twenty-first century. Each volume features: * Authoritative, reliable texts * High quality introductions and notes * New, more readable trade trim size * An essay on the theatrical world of Shakespeare and essays on Shakespeare's life and the selection of texts |
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Contents
Publishers Note | vii |
The Theatrical World | ix |
The Texts of Shakespeare | xxv |
Introduction | xxxi |
Note on the Text | xlvii |
The Life of King Henry the Eighth | 1 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The Life of King Henry the Eighth Pelican Shakespeare Shakespeare, Pelican Series |
| Author | William Shakespeare |
| Editor | Jonathan V. Crewe |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Penguin, 2001 |
| ISBN | 0140714758, 9780140714753 |
| Length | 126 pages |
| Subjects | › Drama / Shakespeare |
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