📖 Henry V

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