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Henry V

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posted on 2023-06-08, 04:43 authored by William Shakespeare
Henry V is the most famous and influential of Shakespeare's history 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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  • Published

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Wordsworth

Pages

153.0

ISBN

9781840224214

Series

Wordsworth classics

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  • English Publications

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Includes 56 pp of editorial matter

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Editors

Cedric Watts

Legacy Posted Date

2012-02-06

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