King Richard III /

King Richard III is one of Shakespeare's most popular and frequently performed plays. Janis Lull's introduction to this new edition, based on the First Folio, emphasises the play's tragic themes - individual identity, determinism and choice - and stresses the importance of women'...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
Other Authors: Lull, Janis
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009.
Edition:Updated ed.
Series:Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Works. 1984.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: History and meaning in Richard III
  • Richard III and Macbeth
  • Plot and language in Richard III
  • Richard III in performance
  • The audience in Richard III
  • Recent stage, film, and critical interpretations
  • Note on the text
  • List of characters
  • THE PLAY
  • Textual analysis.