This engaging double-volume Handbook explores the Henry IV plays as texts for performance as they unfold, moment by moment, on the stage. With scene-by-scene commentary, and including an account of their life on stage, film and in criticism, this guide illuminates two plays that together rank as one of Shakespeare's greatest achievements.

JAMES N. LOEHLIN is Associate Professor of English at the University of Texas at Austin, USA.

General Editor's Preface
 Preface
 The Texts and Early Performances
 Commentary
 The Plays' Sources and Cultural Contexts
 Key Productions and Performances
 The Plays on Screen
 Critical Assessments
 Further Reading
 Index.