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The latest Arden edition of King Henry IV Part 2, with a full, illustrated introduction to the play´s historical, cultural and performance contexts, a clear and authoritative text and detailed notes and commentary on the same page as the text.

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More troubled and troubling than King Henry IV Part 1, the play continues the story of King Henry´s decline and Hal´s reform. Though Part 2 echoes the structure of the earlier play, it is a darker and more unsettling world, in which even Falstaff´s revelry is more tired and cynical, and the once-merry Hal sloughs off his tavern companions to become King Henry V.

James C. Bulman´s authoritative edition provides a wealth of incisive commentary on this complex history play.

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Bulman´s commentary notes are exhaustive, and he highlights many previously unnoted moments of chronicle history influence . Bulman´s new Arden edition does not merely give textual scholars a tight text and graduate students an authoritative survey of sources and theatrical history. It also effectively argues that we should reevaluate the position of 2 Henry IV within the canon. This masterful edition was well worth the wait. Shakespeare Quarterly

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Shakespeare, William
William Shakespeare (1564-1616) was an English dramatist, poet, and actor, generally regarded as the greatest playwright of all time.

Bulman, James C.
James C. Bulman is Henry B. and Patricia Bush Tippie Professor of English at Allegheny College, USA.

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