| Edition |
Modern Library pbk. ed. |
| Description |
xxvii, 192 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm. |
| Series |
The RSC Shakespeare |
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
Works. 2014 (Pearson).
2008. Modern Library.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [184]-190). |
| Note |
"The version of 'Richard II' and the corresponding footnotes that appear in this volume were originally published in 'William Shakespeare: Complete Works,' edited by Jonathan Bate and Eric Rasmussen, published in 2007 by Modern Library" --t.p. verso. |
| Summary |
William Shakespeare's classic dramatic play "Richard II," in which Richard banishes Bolingbroke and Mowbray, but Bolingbroke eventually returns to kill him and become crowned Henry IV ; with scene-by-scene analysis and textual notes, commentaries on previous productions, a chronology of Shakespeare's life and works, and introduction to the play. |
| Contents |
Introduction. Lyric tragedy ; The Essex connection ; The king's two brothers -- About the text -- Key facts -- The Life and Death of King Richard the Second -- Textual notes -- Quarto passages that do not appear in the folio -- Oaths from the Quarto -- Scene-by-scene analysis -- Richard II in performance: The RSC and beyond. Four centuries of Richard II: an overview ; At the RSC ; The director's cut: interviews with Claus Peymann and Michael Boyd ; Playing Richard: an interview with Fiona Shaw -- Shakespeare's career in the theater. Beginnings ; Playhouses ; The ensemble at work ; The king's man -- Shakespeare's works: a chronology -- Kings and queens of England: from the history plays to Shakespeare's lifetime. |
| Subject |
Richard II, King of England, 1367-1400 -- Drama.
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Great Britain -- History -- Richard II, 1377-1399 -- Drama.
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Kings and rulers -- Drama.
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. King Richard II.
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Stage history.
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| Genre/Form |
Historical drama.
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| Added Author |
Bate, Jonathan.
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Rasmussen, Eric, 1960-
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| Added Title |
King Richard II
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| ISBN |
9780812969306 (paperback) |
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0812969308 (paperback) |
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