The Player King: A Theme of Shakespeare's HIstories

New York: Barnes and Noble, 1968. FIRST EDITION. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. FIRST EDITION. Hardcover. Octavo. This book focuses on three of Shakespeare's historical plays: Richard II, Henry IV, and Henry V. "Against the idea that these plays should be read as Shakespeare's moral commentary on political events, Mr. Winny argues that their meaning must be sought in the poetic interests which their action discloses. Their common concern, he believes, lies in the struggle to assume the supreme identity of king; a role which tests the authenticity of true inheritor and usurper alike" (jacket).

In black cloth covered boards with gilt title stamp to spine. In illustrated red jacket with black title to pink spine. Interior clean and crisp. Previous owner's name stamp to bottom edge of text block. Index. 219 pages. SHAK/102006.