The life and death of King John / Shakespeare, William

Presents an annotated edition of Shakespeare's historical drama about the struggles of England's King John, and includes an introduction to the play, an essay on the theatrical world of Shakespeare, and a note on the text used.

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.

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