Part of: The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (The Oxford Shakespeare) The First Part of King Henry the Sixth
- William Shakespeare (author)
- William James Craig (editor)
Shakespeare’s three plays about Henry VI trace the tumultuous years of the Wars of the Roses, as the houses of York (whose symbol was a white rose) and Lancaster (symbolized by a red rose) battled for the crown of England. This edition comes from the 1916 Oxford University Press edition of all of Shakespeare’s plays and poems.
Critical Responses
Liberty Matters
The Corrupting Influence of Power in Shakespeare’s PlaysJohn Alvis, Sarah Skwire, David Urban, and Michael Zuckert
This Liberty Matters discussion about the question of power in Shakespeare’s plays ranges widely throughout his works, but gives particular attention to the histories and tragedies.
Video
The Hollow CrownSeason two of the mini-series The Hollow Crown adapted Shakespeare’s second tetralogy (all three of the Henry VI plays and Richard III) into a three episode series, preserving much of the original language of the plays.
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