John Blades has lectured in English Literature at the universities of Leeds and Durham, UK.

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• General Editor's PrefaceFamily Tree (Houses of Lancaster and York)IntroductionPART I: ANALYSING SHAKESPEARE'S HISTORIES1. Richard II: History as Tragedy2. Henry IV, Part 1: History as Comedy3. Henry IV, Part 2: History as Carnival4. Richard III: History as Problem Play?Methods of AnalysisPART II: THE CONTEXT AND THE CRITICS5. Shakespeare and the Writing of History in the Elizabethan Period6. Some Critical Responses to the HistoriesA Glossary of Literary TermsFurther ReadingIndex.

John Blades has lectured in English Literature at the universities of Leeds and Durham, UK.

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• General Editor's PrefaceFamily Tree (Houses of Lancaster and York)IntroductionPART I: ANALYSING SHAKESPEARE'S HISTORIES1. Richard II: History as Tragedy2. Henry IV, Part 1: History as Comedy3. Henry IV, Part 2: History as Carnival4. Richard III: History as Problem Play?Methods of AnalysisPART II: THE CONTEXT AND THE CRITICS5. Shakespeare and the Writing of History in the Elizabethan Period6. Some Critical Responses to the HistoriesA Glossary of Literary TermsFurther ReadingIndex.