Making and remaking the British kingdoms - 'Henry V', then and now

Ivic, C (2018) 'Making and remaking the British kingdoms - 'Henry V', then and now.' In: Cottegnies, L and Britland, K, eds. Henry V: a critical reader. Bloomsbury, London, pp. 156-179. ISBN 9781474280105

Abstract

This chapter concentrates upon the pressing concerns with nation-building and self-determination which wholly preoccupy Shakespeare’s history play and continue to interest contemporary scholars and audiences. Henry V constitutes not only a vigorous interrogation of militarism and sovereignty, but also a questioning of the viability of the British state. Particular attention will be devoted throughout to the ways in which British identities are shown in Shakespeare’s play to compete for audience attention and to be held provisionally in the Lancastrian commitment to war.

Item Type:	Book Chapter or Section
Note:	Part of the 'Arden Early Modern Drama Guides' series.
Subjects:	P Language and Literature > PR English literature
Divisions:	School of Writing, Publishing and the Humanities
Date Deposited:	07 Mar 2017 15:59
Last Modified:	01 Apr 2022 15:35
URI / Page ID:	https://researchspace.bathspa.ac.uk/id/eprint/9039

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