Henry V (Vol. 89) | Further Reading

FURTHER READING

CRITICISM

Ayers, P. K. “‘Fellows of infinite tongue’: Henry V and the King's English.” Studies in English Literature 1500-1900 34, no. 2 (spring 1994): 253ff.

Discusses the duplicitous nature of Henry's “plain speech.”

Bach, Rebecca Ann. “Tennis Balls: Henry V and Testicular Masculinity, or According to the OED, Shakespeare Doesn't Have Any Balls.” Renaissance Drama n.s. 30 (2001): 3-23.

Examines Henry's claim that English soldiers are more masculine than the French.

Baldo, Jonathan. “Wars of Memory in Henry V.Shakespeare Quarterly 47, no. 2 (summer 1996): 132-59.

Explores the importance of the collective memory of a nation, particularly in battle, to its national identity in Henry V.

Barber, Charles. “Prince Hal, Henry V, and the Tudor Monarchy.” In The Morality of Art: Essays Presented to G. Wilson...

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