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The Bard's historic tale of war and peace between England
and France during the reign of Henry V is presented as a graphic
novel. Experience the Battle of Agincourt as never before
- and fully appreciate this decisive chapter in the history
of the realm...
Henry
V is
Classical Comics's first book in its range of graphic novel
adaptations. Future releases will include Macbeth (February
2008), Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre (Spring 2008),
Charles Dickens's Great Expectations (Summer 2008),
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (Summer 2008), Romeo
and Juliet (Summer 2008), Richard III (Autumn 2008)
and Dickens's A Christmas Carol (October 2008).
The
idea behind this series of books is to make the classics available
to the masses. Because the language in Shakespeare's plays
takes a little getting used to - at which point a lot of the
younger generation will just give up - Henry V is available
in three different versions. While the artwork remains the
same, you can buy the Original Text version, Plain
Text or Quick
Text.
This
means that everyone can find a version that is appropriate
to them. If you want to read the Bard's words as originally
written then the Original Text is the release to opt
for; Plain Text has the play translated into plain
English; while the Quick Text version sees the full
story reproduced but with reduced dialogue for easier reading.
To
be honest though, if you are coming at this play as a Shakespeare
novice, or buying it for a young adult who is about to start
studying it at school, I'd strongly advise picking up all
three so that each version can be studied in order to gain
a greater appreciation of the play. The Quick Text
reads like your typical graphic novel, allowing the reader
to grasp the story and characters; the Plain Text allows
you to make the jump to a more complex reading of the play;
and the Original Text throws you straight into Shakespeare's
original dialogue.
The
Quick Text version also includes a more simplified
synopsis at the start of the collection than is included in
the Plain Text and Original Text editions. The
back of each collection also includes additional information
on William Shakespeare; King Henry V; The Battle of Agincourt;
graphic novel page creation; the Globe theatre; and Shakespeare
today.
The
idea behind this collection is so simple that I'm surprised
that it hasn't been done before. This is an essential purchase
for all who want to get to grips with Shakespeare's original
play.
Nick
Smithson
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