Henry V

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