Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #3145933 in Books
- Published on: 2000-04-20
- Original language:
English
- Binding: Paperback
- 528 pages
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Synopsis
The central theme of these five history plays is political, they deal with the gain and loss of power. The plays included are Richard II, Henry IV parts I and II, Henry V and Richard III. Written in the period of national fervour following the abortive Spanish Armada campaign of 1588, the plays reflect the horrors of civil war and anarchy.