Henry IV, Part 1

Completely re-edited,the New Folger Library edition of Shadespeare's plays puts readers in touch with current ways of thinking about Shadespeare.Each freshly edited text is based directily on what the editors consider the best early printed version of the play.Each volume contain full explanatory notes on pages facing the text of the play,as well as a helpful introduction to Shadespeare's life,his theater,and the publication of his plays present the latest scholarship,and the annotated reading lists sugest sources of further informa-tion.The illustrations of objects,clothing,and mythological figures mentioned in the plays are drawn from the Library's vast holdings of rare books.At the ourstanding scholar who assesses the play in the light of today's interests and concerns.

Editor's Preface
Shakespeare's Henry IV, Part 1
Reading Shakespeare's Language in Henry IV, Part 1
Shakespeare's Life
Shakespeare's Theater
The Publication of Shakespeare's Plays
An Introduction to This Text
Henry IV, Part 1
Text of the Play with Commentary
Textual Notes
Historical Background:Sir John Falstaff and Sir John Oldcastle
Henry IV, Part 1:A Modern Perspective by Alexander Leggatt
Further Reading
Key to Famous Lines and Phrases