King Henry VIII
About this book
"This is the first fully annotated and comprehensive modern-spelling edition of King Henry VIII - known in its early performances as All is True - for over ten years. It makes full use of current scholarship on the dating, authorship, printing, and sources of the play, as well as critical interpretations, and includes an up-to-date survey of the play in performance. It is the first edition to make frequent use of Cavendish's life of Cardinal Wolsey, which seems likely to have influenced certain aspects of the play, as well as the other recognized sources in Holinshed, Hall, and Foxe." "On authorship, the editor concludes that Shakespeare and his younger colleague John Fletcher worked on the script together but that Shakespeare was probably the guiding spirit, as well as the principal author of several major scenes.". "A fully detailed commentary and a selective collation of major variant readings appear immediately beneath the text. Special attention has been given to the frequent allusion to scripture and proverb lore. An index to all words glossed and authorities cited appears at the end of the volume."--BOOK JACKET.
Reader Profile
3.5/5 · 10126 readers · 136 pages · ≈ 2 h 31 m · Demanding
How long does it take to read King Henry VIII?
About ≈ 2 h 31 m — 136 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.
How many pages is King Henry VIII?
136 pages in its most-read edition.
What genre is King Henry VIII?
It sits on the Drama, History, Fiction shelves.
Is King Henry VIII in the public domain?
Yes — it is free to read and share.
Who are the main characters in King Henry VIII?
The main characters include Henry VIII King of England (1491-1547), Thomas Wolsey (1475?-1530), Joseph Ashbury, William Shakespeare (1564-1616).
Where does King Henry VIII take place?
It is set in Great Britain during Henry VIII, 1509-1547.
Who wrote King Henry VIII?
William Shakespeare.
Where can I read King Henry VIII online for free?
It is in the public domain — read it free on Open Library. Open Library
“THIS edition provides a modern-spelling text following the principles set forth by Stanley Wells in 'Modernizing Shakespeare's Spelling' in Wells and Taylor, Modernizing Shakespeare's Spelling, with Three Studies in the Text of 'Henry V' (1979) and the procedures used in previous volumes in this series.”