The Real Falstaff

Author : Stephen Cooper
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1844687740
Total Pages : 333 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Real Falstaff written by Stephen Cooper and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 2011-02-23 with total page 333 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This historical study examines the life and military accomplishments of the medieval knight who inspired one of Shakespeare’s most beloved characters. One of the most famous English knights of the Hundred Years War, Sir John Fastolf is widely thought to be a model for Shakespeare’s immortal character, Sir John Falstaff. In The Real Falstaff, historian Stephen Cooper examines the link in full, shedding light on his story as well as the declining English fortunes during the last phase of the Hundred Years War. Witnessing both the triumphs of Henry V, and the disasters of the 1450s, Fastolf was one of the last of the brave but often brutal English soldiers who made their careers waging war in France. Cooper retraces the entire course of Fastolf’s long life, putting special focus on his many campaigns. A vivid picture of the old soldier emerges and of the French wars in which he played such a prominent part. But the author also explores Fastolf’s legacy, his connection to the Paston family—famous for the Paston letters—and the use Shakespeare made of Fastolf’s name, career, and character when he created Sir John Falstaff.

Author : Stephen Cooper
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Real Falstaff written by Stephen Cooper and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sir John Fastolf was one of the most famous English knights and military commanders of the Hundred Years' War, and is commonly thought to be a model for Sir John Falstaff, one of Shakespeare's greatest characters. This book examines the link in full.

Author : ANDY. JOHNSON
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781910839423
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book SIR JOHN OLDCASTLE OF HEREFORDSHIRE written by ANDY. JOHNSON and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Robert Barnabas Brough
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Life of Sir John Falstaff written by Robert Barnabas Brough and published by . This book was released on 1858 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The plan of this work [is] ... to illustrate the life of Sir John Falstaff exclusively from the most striking passages in his career, as invented by Shakespeare"--Preface

Author : Harold Bloom
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1501164139
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Falstaff written by Harold Bloom and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2017-04-04 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Harold Bloom writes about Falstaff with the deepest compassion and sympathy and also with unerring wisdom. He uses the relationship between Falstaff and Hal to explore the devastation of severed bonds and the heartbreak of betrayal. Just as we encounter one type of Anna Karenina or Jay Gatsby when we are young adults and another when we are middle-aged, Bloom writes about his own shifting understanding of Falstaff over the course of his lifetime. Ultimately we come away with a deeper appreciation of this profoundly complex character, and the book as a whole becomes an extraordinarily moving argument for literature as a path to and a measure of our humanity"--Publisher's description.

Author : Peter Corbin
Publisher : Manchester University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780719026935
Total Pages : 282 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Oldcastle Controversy written by Peter Corbin and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 1991 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : William Shakespeare
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Life of King Henry the Fifth written by William Shakespeare and published by . This book was released on 1890 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Antony Sher
Publisher : Nick Hern Books
ISBN 13 : 9781848425675
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Year of the Fat Knight written by Antony Sher and published by Nick Hern Books. This book was released on 2017-04-11 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now in paperback. The acclaimed account of researching and playing one of the greatest roles in English drama.

Author : William Shakespeare
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Henry IV written by William Shakespeare and published by . This book was released on 1901 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : William Shakespeare
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1451644485
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Henry VI Part I written by William Shakespeare and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2011-08-23 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Henry VI, Part 1 is an uncompromising celebration of early English nationalism that contrasts the English with the French, portrayed here as effeminate and scheming. A boy king, Henry VI, is on the English throne, and the indomitable Talbot leads the English cause in France. Joan La Pucelle (Joan of Arc), who becomes captain of the French, claims to be chosen by the Virgin Mary to liberate France. The English, however, consider her a sensual witch. Many of the English nobility remain, quarreling, at home. Once in France, some seek permission to fight each other there. Talbot and his son cannot prevail; the English defeat themselves by preying on each other. The authoritative edition of Henry VI, Part 1 from The Folger Shakespeare Library, the trusted and widely used Shakespeare series for students and general readers, is now available as an eBook. Features include: · The exact text of the printed book for easy cross-reference · Hundreds of hypertext links for instant navigation · Freshly edited text based on the best early printed version of the play · Full explanatory notes conveniently placed on pages facing the text of the play · Scene-by-scene plot summaries · A key to famous lines and phrases · An introduction to reading Shakespeare’s language · Illustrations from the Folger Shakespeare Library’s vast holdings of rare books · An essay by a leading Shakespeare scholar providing a modern perspective on the play