King John

A new edition of King John, edited and introduced by L. A. Beaurline.

Professor Beaurline's edition presents the fullest account to date of the stage history of "King John", with accompanying illustrations to suggest the dramatic potential of the script. The textual analysis includes examination of several disputed emendations to the text.

Autorentext
William Shakespeare (1564-1616) gilt als einer der größten Dichter und Dramatiker der Weltgeschichte. Er verfasste zahlreiche Dramen, Tragödien, Komödien und Gedichte, mit denen er schon zu Lebzeiten Anerkennung und Wohlstand errang. Aber erst in den folgenden Jahrhunderten wurde er zum Prototypen des literarischen Genies, ohne den die Entwicklung der neueren Literatur von Goethe über Brecht bis in die Gegenwart hinein undenkbar ist.

Klappentext
Shakespeare's King John is a curious play in that it has no obvious villain or hero, though the King himself shares some of the qualities of both. From the point of view of a modern reader, brought up to regard the wresting of Magna Carta from King John as the most important event in his reign, Shakespeare's complete omission of any mention of this aspect of King John's struggle with the barons will also seem odd.

Zusammenfassung
Edited and introduced by L. A. Beaurline, the New Cambridge Shakespeare edition of King John offers the most complete account to date of the play's stage history, with illustrations to demonstrate its dramatic potential. Beaurline presents new evidence to suggest that Shakespeare's play predates the anonymous Troublesome Reign of King John.

Inhalt
List of illustrations; Preface; Abbreviations and conventions; Introduction; 1. Stage history; 2. Dramatic speech; 3. Symmetries and design; 4. Politics and conscience; 5. Note on the text; 6. List of characters; 7. The play; 8. Supplementary notes; 9. Textual analysis; Appendix; Reading list.

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