HENRY IV, PART 1

Author: William Shakespeare
Publisher: Washington Square Press
Publication Date: 2004-12-01
Features: Completely re-edited, the New Folger Library edition of Shakespeare's plays puts readers in touch with current ways of thinking about Shakespeare. Each freshly edited text is based directly on what the editors consider the best early printed version of the play. Each volume contains explanatory notes on pages facing the text of the play, as well as a helpful introduction to Shakespeare's life, his theater, and the publication of his plays present the latest scholarship, and the annotated reading lists suggests sources of further information. The illustrations of objects, clothing, and mythological figures mentioned in the plays are drawn from the Library's vast holdings of rare books. At our standings, scholars who assess the play in the light of today's interests and concerns.