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  • Published: 3 July 2017
  • ISBN: 9780143130208
  • Imprint: Penguin Classics
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 160
  • RRP: $26.99

Henry IV, Part 1



The repackaging of the acclaimed Pelican Shakespeare series continues with more dazzling new covers to excite Shakespearians of all ages

The acclaimed Pelican Shakespeare series edited by A. R. Braunmuller and Stephen Orgel
 
The legendary Pelican Shakespeare series features authoritative and meticulously researched texts paired with scholarship by renowned Shakespeareans. Each book includes an essay on the theatrical world of Shakespeare’s time, an introduction to the individual play, and a detailed note on the text used. Updated by general editors Stephen Orgel and A. R. Braunmuller, these easy-to-read editions incorporate over thirty years of Shakespeare scholarship undertaken since the original series, edited by Alfred Harbage, appeared between 1956 and 1967. With definitive texts and illuminating essays, the Pelican Shakespeare will remain a valued resource for students, teachers, and theater professionals for many years to come.

This edition of Henry IV, Part 1 is edited with an introduction by Claire McEachern.

For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

  • Published: 3 July 2017
  • ISBN: 9780143130208
  • Imprint: Penguin Classics
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 160
  • RRP: $26.99

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Praise for Henry IV, Part 1

"Here is an elegant and clear text for either the study or the rehearsal room, notes where you need them and the distinguished scholarship of the general editors, Stephen Orgel and A. R. Braunmuller who understand that these are plays for performance as well as great texts for contemplation." -Patrick Stewart

"The new covers, designed by Manuja Waldia, are simple and distinctive...I guarantee you're going to want the whole set on your bookshelf." -Bustle

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