I Henry IV (Norton Critical Editions)

I Henry IV (Norton Critical Editions)

<p><strong>The text, with few departures, is that of the First Quarto (1598) edition of the play.</strong></p> Act and scene divisions are not indicated in the Quarto; those of the First Folio have been incorporated, with one exception: scene ii of Act V has been divided into two scenes, with the concluding scenes numbered accordingly. The Third Edition includes expanded annotations.<br /><br /> "Contexts and Sources" includes dueling arguments on the play€s completeness (one play or one half of a play?) and the naming of a central character (Falstaff or Oldcastle?).<br /><br /> "Criticism" includes twenty-four essays€•from E. M. W. Tillyard€s classic argument of an ordered Shakespearean universe to Graham Holderness€s rebuttal to Gus Van Sant€s interview regarding <em>1 Henry IV</em> as the inspiration for his cult film, <em>My Own Private Idaho</em>€•nineteen of them new to the Third Edition.<br /><br /> The Selected Bibliography has been thoroughly updated.