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== Productions at the Folger == | == Productions at the Folger == | ||
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== Early editions == | == Early editions == | ||
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:LUNA: [http://luna.folger.edu/luna/servlet/s/03xy48/ Second Folio]: a1r - b5v | :LUNA: [http://luna.folger.edu/luna/servlet/s/03xy48/ Second Folio]: a1r - b5v | ||
:Hamnet: [http://shakespeare.folger.edu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=97486/ STC 22274 Fo. 2 no. 07] | :Hamnet: [http://shakespeare.folger.edu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=97486/ STC 22274 Fo. 2 no. 07] | ||
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File:STC 22273 Fo.1 no.68 a1r.jpg|The 1623 First Folio title page of ''King John''. STC 22273 Fo.1 no. 68. | |||
File:STC 22274 Fo.2 no.07 a1r.jpg|The title page of ''King John'' printed in the 1632 Second Folio. STC 22274 Fo.2 no.07. | |||
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== Modern editions == | == Modern editions == | ||
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Hamnet link to Folger Edition: [http://shakespeare.folger.edu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=193014/ PR2753 .M6 2003 copy 2 v.16] | Hamnet link to Folger Edition: [http://shakespeare.folger.edu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=193014/ PR2753 .M6 2003 copy 2 v.16] | ||
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== Translations == | == Translations == | ||
The Folger owns at least 7 stand-alone translations of ''King John'' in various languages (not including collected works). Cataloging of these works is ongoing as of early 2015, and many have full-level catalog records, but some works still have only partial records. Translations can be found [[Hamnet]] in by searching for "Translations"in the '''Genre/Form Term''' field, or by searching the '''Call Number (Left-Anchored)''' field for call numbers starting with PR2796 (see the list of [[List of Sh.Col. call numbers#PR2796 .E2.80.93 Translations|Sh.Col. translations call numbers]] for specific language call numbers). Since not all translations are fully cataloged, some items may only turn up in one of these searches. | |||
== Performance materials == | == Performance materials == | ||
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== Other media == | == Other media == | ||
===Image Group=== | |||
Explore the curated [https://luna.folger.edu/luna/servlet/s/93104x image group] for ''King John'' in the Folger digital image collection. | |||
''Content Advisory'': this image group contains representations of suicide. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
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[[Category: William Shakespeare's works]] | [[Category: William Shakespeare's works]] | ||
Latest revision as of 08:01, 25 August 2020
King John, one of William Shakespeare's plays, like most of his history plays, presents a struggle for the English crown. The struggle this time, however, is strikingly cold-blooded and brutal.
John, the younger brother of the late Richard I, is the king, and a savage one. His opponent is a boy, his nephew Arthur, supported by the King of France and the Duke of Austria. After Arthur falls into John's hands, John plots to torture him. Arthur's capture gives Louis, the Dauphin of France, the opportunity to lay claim to John's crown. John's nobles support Louis, but he schemes to betray them.
The play finds its hero in another figure: the Bastard, Sir Richard Plantagenet, an illegitimate son of Richard I. Although he has an appetite for war, he also has a strong conscience and speaks with trenchant irony.
Research suggests that Shakespeare wrote King John in 1594-96. It was published in the 1623 First Folio. Sources include Raphael Holinshed's Chronicles. A contemporary play, The Troublesome Reign of John King of England, may be a source, too.[1]
Productions at the Folger
Early editions
First Folio
- LUNA: First Folio: a1r - b5v
- Hamnet: STC 22273 Fo. 1 no. 68
Second Folio
- LUNA: Second Folio: a1r - b5v
- Hamnet: STC 22274 Fo. 2 no. 07
The 1623 First Folio title page of King John. STC 22273 Fo.1 no. 68.
The title page of King John printed in the 1632 Second Folio. STC 22274 Fo.2 no.07.
Modern editions
King John can be read online with Folger Digital Texts and purchased from Simon and Schuster.
Hamnet link to Folger Edition: PR2753 .M6 2003 copy 2 v.16
In popular culture
Translations
The Folger owns at least 7 stand-alone translations of King John in various languages (not including collected works). Cataloging of these works is ongoing as of early 2015, and many have full-level catalog records, but some works still have only partial records. Translations can be found Hamnet in by searching for "Translations"in the Genre/Form Term field, or by searching the Call Number (Left-Anchored) field for call numbers starting with PR2796 (see the list of Sh.Col. translations call numbers for specific language call numbers). Since not all translations are fully cataloged, some items may only turn up in one of these searches.
Performance materials
Other media
Image Group
Explore the curated image group for King John in the Folger digital image collection.
Content Advisory: this image group contains representations of suicide.
Notes
- ↑ Adapted from the Folger Library Shakespeare edition, edited by Barbara A. Mowat and Paul Werstine. © 2000 Folger Shakespeare Library.