King Richard II (The New Cambridge Shakespeare) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521532485 ISBN 13: 9780521532488

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2003

Synopsis

Andrew Gurr (Editor) Second Revised Edition To Shakespeare's contemporaries, Richard II was a balanced dramatisation of the central political and constitutional issue of the time, how to cope with an unjust ruler. Over the last century however the play came to be regarded as the poetic fall of a tragic hero, and the Introduction to this edition provides a full context for both the Shakespearean and the modern views of King Richard's fall. For this revised edition the editor has added a new section to the Introduction which takes account of the number of important professional theatre productions and the large output of scholarly criticism on the play which have appeared in recent years. The Reading List has also been revised and augmented. Publisher: Cambridge University Press Paperback ISBN 9780521532488

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Review:

'Gurr's account is hard-headed and scholarly, very deftly interweaving comment on the play's action with discussion of contemporary political events ... thorough, scholarly and continuously helpful.' The Times Higher Education Supplement

'... sensible and balanced judgements add to an already perceptive introductory essay.' The Journal of the English Association

Book Description:

For this second edition of King Richard II Andrew Gurr has added a new section to the Introduction, in which he discusses a number of important theatrical productions as well as the scholarly criticism of recent years. The introduction addresses both contemporaneous and modern views of King Richard's fall.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0521532485
• ISBN 13: 9780521532488
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 252
• Editor: Gurr Andrew