{"product_id":"king-john-9781350077348","title":"King John","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis new volume in \u003ci\u003eShakespeare: The Critical Tradition\u003c\/i\u003e increases our knowledge of how Shakespeare's plays were received and understood by critics, editors and general readers. Updated with a new introduction providing a survey of critical responses to the plays since the late 1930s to the present day, the volume offers, in separate sections, both critical opinions about the play across the centuries and an evaluation of their positions within and their impact on the reception of the play. The chronological arrangement of the text-excerpts engages the readers in a direct and unbiased dialogue, whereas the introduction offers a critical evaluation from a current stance, including modern theories and methods. Thus the volume makes a major contribution to our understanding of the play and of the traditions of Shakespearean criticism surrounding it as they have developed from century to century.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGeneral Editor's Preface  Preface  Acknowledgements  Introduction  Introduction to the new edition  1. Commentary on King John, 1790  2. Response to Malone, 1792  3. Response to Malone, 1793  4. On the date of King John, 1799  5. Character and Characterization, 1808  6. Personality and Politics, 1815  7. Shakespeare's art of characterization, 1817  8. History and Character, 1817  9. Prefatory remarks on King John, 1819  10. The Troublesome Raigne and King John, 1824  11. Introduction to King John, 1826  12. Prefatory remarks on King John, 1826  13. Sarah Siddons as Constance, 1827  14. The character of Constance, 1832  15. Sarah Siddons on Constance, 1834  16. General remarks on King John, 1838  17. King John and history, 1838  18. The Pictorial Edition of King John, 1838  19. The female roles in King John, 1843  20. Editorial corrections in King John, 1845  21. 'History', church and state in King John, 1846  22. Critical remarks on King John, 1847  23. Critical notes on King John, 1851  24. History, art and character in King John, 1852  25. Introduction to King John, 1852  26. History and character, 1855  27. King John and nationalism, 1856  28. The madness of Constance, 1859  29. Background and critical notes to King John, 1859  30. Characterization, craft, and the philosophy of war, 1863  31. Politics, ethics and character, 1863  32. The politics of national interest, 1865  33. The transcendent sorrow of Constance, 1868  34. National interest and personal loyalty, 1871  35. King John and contemporary politics, 1874  36. The baseness of John, 1875  37. Shakespeare's art of characterization, 1875-6  38. Constance and the nature of woman, 1876  39. King John, Richard III, and character, 1877  40. The theme of nationality, 1877  41. King John and Roman Catholicism, 1877  42. Literary and historical background to King John, 1878  43. Shakespeare's adaptation of The Troublesome Raigne, 1878  44. High praise for King John, 1879  45. On Pandulph and history, 1887  46. On commodity, 1887  47. A balanced assessment of King John, 1888  48. On Constance and Arthur, 1889  49. Kingship, personality, and the human condition, 1889  50. The artistic excellence of King John, 1890  51. The Troublesome Raigne and King John, 1892  52. On Constance, Elinor and Blanch, 1894  53. Historical character and dramatic character, 1894  54. The oddities of King John, 1894  55. On the principal characters, 1896  56. Shakespeare's uneven artistry, 1898  57. Shakespeare's Roman Catholicism, 1899  58. Shakespeare's maturing artistry, 1899  59. King John as a transitional play, 1900  60. Weaknesses and strengths of King John, 1900  61. The character of John, 1901  62. Shakespeare and Davenport, 1902  63. The pendulum of history in King John, 1903  64. The formlessness of King John, 1906  65. Shakespeare's dramatic development, 1907  66. On the religion of Shakespeare, 1907  67. Introduction to King John, 1907  68. King John and Richard II, 1907  69. The belittling of John, 1910  70. Constance and Shakespeare's shrewish wife, 1911  71. On treachery and 'Englishness', 1911  72. On John, Faulconbidge, and Constance, 1913  73. Shakespeare's use of The Troublesome Raigne, 1913  74. The artistic flaws of King John, 1913  75. On the Bastard, John and the play, 1919  Notes  A Select Bibliography  Index","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49407504646487,"sku":"9781350077348","price":133.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781350077348.jpg?v=1730499602","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/king-john-9781350077348","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}