Bulman's commentary notes are exhaustive, and he highlights many previously unnoted moments of chronicle history influence … Bulman's new Arden edition does not merely give textual scholars a tight text and graduate students an authoritative survey of sources and theatrical history. It also effectively argues that we should reevaluate the position of 2 Henry IV within the canon. This masterful edition was well worth the wait.

Shakespeare Quarterly

Probably the best available edition with a far more up-to-date performance history than any competitor.

Paul Hartle, University of Cambridge, UK

James C. Bulman's edition of Shakespeare's King Henry IV, Part 2 includes an extremely informative introduction which breathes new life into this often-neglected play. Bulman expertly navigates the difficult textual terrain-neither the Quarto (which appeared in two issues) nor the Folio provides a fully authoritative copy text-explaining the rationale for his decisions in a detailed but accessible appendix.

Studies in English Literature 1500-1900

[King Henry IV Part 2] provides an exceptionally competent, stimulating, and thorough exploration of all major and many minor disputed problems of this sequel ... In his attention to the text of the play and its background, Bulman offers exceptional quality in addition to the immediately evident quantity.

Berliner Beiträge zur Editionswissenschaft