Henry V (Signet Classics)

Henry V (Signet Classics)

<b>The Signet Classics edition of Shakespeare's popular history play.</b><br><br>Featuring the rise of King Henry V, this play chronicles England's underdog victory over the French at the Battle of Agincourt during the Hundred Years' War. <br><br>This revised Signet Classics edition includes unique features such as:<br><br> • An overview of Shakespeare's life, world, and theater<br> • A special introduction to the play by the editor, John Russell Brown<br>• Selections from Raphael Holinshed's <i>Chronicles of England, Scotland, and Ireland</i>, the source from which Shakespeare derived <i>Henry V</i><br> • Dramatic criticism from William Hazlitt, W. B. Yeats, E.M.W. Tillyard, and others<br> • A comprehensive stage and screen history of notable actors, directors, and productions<br> • Text, notes, and commentaries printed in the clearest, most readable text<br> • And more...