{"product_id":"king-henry-viii-or-all-is-true-the-new-oxford-shakespeare-9780198872023","title":"King Henry VIII; Or All Is True: The New Oxford Shakespeare","description":"\u003cstrong\u003e'Men's evil manners live in brass, their virtues\u003cbr\u003eWe write in water.'\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003eHenry VIII\u003c\/em\u003e or \u003cem\u003eAll is True\u003c\/em\u003e is Shakespeare's retelling of one of the defining periods in English history: the marriage and divorce of Henry VIII and Katherine of Aragon. Written in the wake of the sudden death of Henry Stuart, King James I and VI's oldest son and heir, Shakespeare's most 'contemporary' history play offers provocative parallels between the Tudor past and Stuart present. The play examines the rise and fall of Cardinal Wolsey, Thomas Cranmer, and Anne Boleyn, providing both a meditation on history as a narrative dictated by Church and State, and on the tragic lives of those who become collateral damage to greater forces. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe New Oxford Shakespeare\u003c\/em\u003e offers authoritative editions of Shakespeare's works with introductory materials designed to encourage new interpretations of the plays and poems. Using the text from the landmark \u003cem\u003eThe New Oxford Shakespeare Complete Works: Modern Critical Edition\u003c\/em\u003e, these volumes offer readers the latest thinking on the authentic texts (collated from all surviving original versions of Shakespeare's work) alongside innovative introductions from leading scholars. The texts are accompanied by a comprehensive set of critical apparatus to give readers the best resources to help understand and enjoy Shakespeare's work. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-11570829\"\u003eWilliam Shakespeare\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-16947170\"\u003eLaura Jayne Wright\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-16947171\"\u003eWill Sharpe\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/13\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.34lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.74h x 5.16w x 0.46d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780198872023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 019887202X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-DRA\"\u003eDrama\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-DRA010000\"\u003eShakespeare\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-LIT\"\u003eLiterary Criticism\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-LIT013000\"\u003eDrama\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWilliam Shakespeare \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLaura Jayne Wright is a Leverhulme Early Career Fellow at Newcastle University, working on sensory and visionary experience in drama. Her current project, \u003cem\u003eSounds of Distress\u003c\/em\u003e, investigates women's screams, moans, and complaints in performance. Her first monograph, \u003cem\u003eSound Effects: Hearing the Early Modern Stage\u003c\/em\u003e (2023), examines early modern sound effects and their capacity to unsettle the spatial dynamics of the playhouse. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWill Sharpe is a full-time Teaching Fellow in Shakespeare at the University of Birmingham. He contributed a monograph-length study on 'Authorship and Attribution' to the RSC volume \u003cem\u003eWilliam Shakespeare and Others: Collaborative Plays\u003c\/em\u003e (2013), and edited \u003cem\u003eAll Is True: Or, King Henry VIII\u003c\/em\u003e for \u003cem\u003eThe New Oxford Shakespeare\u003c\/em\u003e (2016). He is the author of \u003cem\u003eShakespeare and Collaborative Writing\u003c\/em\u003e (2023) for Oxford University Press.","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48459357585645,"sku":"9780198872023","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/files\/img_457ca8c9-6d5c-41ae-8103-bce66544140c.jpg?v=1753634452","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/king-henry-viii-or-all-is-true-the-new-oxford-shakespeare-9780198872023","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}