john

Presents William Shakespeare's history plays "King John" and "Henry VIII" with introductions and explanatory notes and includes an introduction on Shakespeare and his time, discussion of the plays' sources, stage histories of the plays, and several works of criticism.

Presents a fictionalized account of the life of John the Baptist, a prophet who prepared the way for the coming of Jesus, and who was executed on the demand of Herod Antipas's stepdaughter Salome.

Presents an annotated edition of Shakespeare's historical drama about the struggles of England's King John; and includes discussion of the history of the play and its performance, and the possible sources of the story.

Recounts the events surrounding the discovery of Italian Baroque artist Caravaggio's masterpiece "The Taking of Christ", which went undiscovered for decades in a dusty attic, and explores the controversy surrounding the painting's discovery and restoration.

Recounts the events surrounding the discovery of Italian Baroque artist Caravaggio's masterpiece "The Taking of Christ", which went undiscovered for decades in a dusty attic, and explores the controversy surrounding the painting's discovery and restoration.

Provides a concise history of the Catholic Church and the papacy, and chronicles the brief but productive reign of Angelo Guiseppe Roncalli as Pope John XXIII in the mid-twentieth century.

Contains the text of the play, information about Shakespeare and his theater, bibliography, key to famous passages, and explanatory notes.

Describes the lives and times of William the Conqueror, Richard I, and King John.