King Richard ll

Features an updated introduction analysing recent critical and performance interpretations, and a revised reading list.

William Shakespeare (Author), Andrew Gurr (Edited by), Claire McEachern (Introduction by)

9781108423304, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 6 December 2018

250 pages
23.5 x 15.5 x 1.7 cm, 0.54 kg

In this updated edition of King Richard II, Claire McEachern provides a fresh introductory section in which she discusses the most important productions and scholarly criticism of recent years. Paying particular attention to the focus on religion in contemporary interpretations of the play, McEachern also analyses the increasing number of performances on stage and screen. Andrew Gurr's acclaimed introduction guides the reader through the play's action and politics, providing a thorough and engaging grounding in its structure, language and staging. An updated reading list completes the edition.

Introduction
The play
Textual analysis
Appendixes: 1. Shakespeare's use of Holinshed
2. Extracts from Daniel's The Civil Wars
3. 'An Homilie against Disobedience'
4. Extracts from England's Parnassus
Reading list.

Subject Areas: Shakespeare studies & criticism [DSGS], Literary studies: plays & playwrights [DSG], Shakespeare plays [DDS], Plays, playscripts [DD], Literature & literary studies [D]