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Henry IV part 1

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Approaching Shakespeare
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Like generations of theatre-goers, this lecture concentrates on the (large) figure of Sir John Falstaff and investigates his role in Henry IV part 1. Lecture 11 in the Approaching Shakespeare series.

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Series
Approaching Shakespeare
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Emma Smith
Keywords
criticism
play
literature
theatre
language
#greatwriters
shakespeare
english
Department: Faculty of English Language and Literature
Date Added: 16/11/2011
Duration: 00:50:35

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