 | Stages of History: Shakespeare''s English Chronicles Subjects: Shakespeare William 1564-1616 -- Histories; Historical drama English -- History and criticism; Great Britain -- History -- 1066-1687 -- Historiography; Great Britain in literature; Phyllis Rackin offers a fresh approach to Shakespeare's English history plays, rereading them in the context of a world where rapid cultural change transformed historical consciousness and gave the study of history a new urgency. Phyllis Rackin is Professor of English in General Honors at the University of Pennsylvania. |
