Henry IV: Followed by "The License"

by Luigi Pirandello

Luigi Pirandello's "Henry IV" opened to general acclaim at the Teatro Manzoni in Milan on February 24, 1922, less than a year after his revolutionary theatrical achievement, "Six Characters in Search of an Author." The title of the later play suggests a historical drama, recalling Shakespeare's great history plays. Yet "Henry IV" is instead anti-historical in that it "plays with" history, presenting historical events not as sequential and true, but...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1599102935
• ISBN13: 9781599102931
• Release Date: November 2015
• Publisher: Italica Press
• Length: 120 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.5" x 8.5"