Rival monarchs
The two versions of 2 Henry VI and 3 Henry VI
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21473382 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Warren Chernaik (0000-0002-2696-9878, University of London, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 110 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 23-47 |
| Publication date | 2023-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Cahiers Élisabéthains A Journal of English Renaissance Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0184-7678 • E-ISSN: 2054-4715 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/01847678221149977 |
| OpenAlex | W4327977364 |
| Language | EN |
Two early plays in the Shakespeare canon, 2 Henry VI and 3 Henry VI, exist in widely different versions. For many years, the standard explanation for the discrepancy was that Contention and True Tragedie were untrustworthy texts contaminated by memorial reconstruction. In this essay, I will argue that each needs to be treated in its own terms as an internally consistent play; that anomalies in the text of Contention and True Tragedie are not convincing evidence of memorial reconstruction; and that significant differences in the alternative versions can best be explained as revision and expansion, rather than as abridgement
Art · Art history · Canon · Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor · Literature · Performance art · Historical Art and Culture Studies · Philosophy
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |