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“Madworld,madkings,madcomposition!”—KingJohnInonevolume,eminentShakespeareanscholarsJonathanBateandEricRasmussenprovidefreshneweditionsoftwoclassichistories:HenryVIIIandKingJohn.THISVOLUMEALSOINCLUDESMORETHANAHUNDREDPAGESOFEXCLUSIVEFEATURES:•originalIntroductionstoHenryVIIIandKingJohn•incisivescene-by-scenesynopsesandanalyseswithvitalfactsabouttheworks•commentaryonpastandcurrentproductionsbasedoninterviewswithleadingdirectors,actors,anddesigners•photographsofkeyRSCproductions•anoverviewofShakespeare’stheatricalcareerandchronologyofhisplaysIdealforstudents,theaterprofessionals,andgeneralreaders,thesemodernandaccessibleeditionsfromtheRoyalShakespeareCompanysetanewstandardinShakespeareanliteratureforthetwenty-firstcentury.