Stephen Longstaffe is Senior Lecturer in English at the University of Cumbria, UK.

An introduction to Shakespeare's I Henry IV - introducing its critical and performance history, current critical landscape and new directions in research on the play.

Series Introduction \ 1 Henry IV Timeline \ 1. Introduction, Stephen Longstaffe \
2. The Critical Backstory, Edel Lamb \ 3. Performance History, Graham Atkin \
4. The State of the Art - Current Critical Research, Jonathan Hart \ 5. New Directions: The Madcap and Politic Prince of Wales:Ceremony and Courtly Performance in Henry IV, Alison Findlay \ 6. New Directions: 'The Devil Take Such Cozeners!' Radical Shakespeare's I Henry IV', Chris Fitter \ 7 New Directions: Falstaffian 'Gross Indecorum', 'Contrarietie', and Arrested Prodigality: Anachronism and Colliding Generational Sensibilities in 1 Henry IV, Robert Hornback \ 8. New Directions: 'By Shrewsbury Clock': The Time of Day and the Death of Hotspur in 1 Henry IV, Brian Walsh \ 9. A Survey of Resources, Martha Tuck Rozett \ Bibliography \ Notes on Contributors \ Index