ISBN:

• 9780451527196
• 0451527194

Edition: Second revised edition.

Description: lxxvi, 256 pages ; 18 cm.

Other Title: King Richard II

Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-256).

Contents:

• Shakespeare: an overview
• Introduction
• The tragedy of King Richard the second
• The sources of Richard II
• Shakespeare's English kings / Walter Pater
• [Excerpt] from Shakespeare from Richard II to Henry V / Derek Traversi
• Richard II and the realities of power / S. Schoenbaum
• The women / Graham Holderness
• Richard II on stage and screen / Kenneth Muir
• Suggested references.

LCCN: 98019257

Control Number: 2645043

Series:

• Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Works. 1963. New American Library.
• Signet Classic Shakespeare.

Subjects:

• Great Britain -- History -- Richard II, 1377-1399 -- Drama.
• Kings and rulers in literature.
• Richard II, King of England, 1367-1400 -- Drama.
• Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. King Richard II.

Genre: Drama.

Other Authors: Muir, Kenneth, editor.