King John

"Edited by the eminent A.R. Braunmuller, this thorough edition of King John—the first scholarly edition in almost fifteen years—makes a significant contribution to the study of Shakespeare's works. Braunmuller offers a wide-ranging critical introduction, which focuses on the play's political relevance in Elizabethan England, its relationship to legal issues of the day, its treatment of women and families, and its overall aesthetic importance in Shakespeare's early career. He also provides a...