Research Catalog

Title

• Richard II / William Shakespeare ; edited by Jonathan Bate and Eric Rasmussen ; introduction by Jonathan Bate.

Author

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616

Publication

New York : Modern Library, 2010.

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Additional Authors

• Bate, Jonathan
• Rasmussen, Eric, 1960-

Description

xxvii, 192 p. : ill.; 21 cm.

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.

Series Statement

• Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Works. 2008. Modern Library
• The RSC Shakespeare

Uniform Title

King Richard II

Alternative Title

King Richard II

Subject

• 1377-1399
• Great Britain > History > Richard II, 1377-1399 > Drama
• Kings and rulers > Drama
• Richard II, King of England, 1367-1400 > Drama
• Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 > Stage history
• Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616

Genre/Form

Historical drama

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. [184]-190).

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

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.

ISBN

• 9780812969306 (pbk.) :
• 0812969308 (pbk.) :

OCLC

471792579

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library