TY - BOOK AU - Shakespeare, William. AU - Gurr, Andrew. TI - King Henry V SN - 0521293693 U1 - 822.33 GUR PY - 1995/// CY - New York PB - Cambridge University press KW - Drama English KW - Drama N1 - Includes bibliographical references N2 - This new edition of Shakespeare's most celebrated war play points to the many inconsistencies in the presentation of Henry V. In his substantial introduction Andrew Gurr explains the play as a reaction to the decade of war which preceded its writing; he analyses the play's double vision of Henry as both military hero and self-seeking individual, discusses the context of Elizabethan law and morality, and provides a full account of the play's sources and its subsequent life on the stage and screen ER -