Richard II
Richard II

Author: Jeremy Lopez

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2012-02-07

Total Pages: 331

ISBN-13: 1136479767

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Arguably the first play in a Shakespearean tetralogy, Richard II is a unique and compelling political drama whose themes still resonate today. It is one of the few Shakespeare plays written entirely in verse and its format presents unique theatrical challenges. Politically engaged and controversial, it raises crucial debates about the relationship between early modern art, audience response and state power. This collection provides a comprehensive and up-to-date survey of the critical and theatrical history of the play. The substantial introduction surveys the history of critical interpretations of Richard II since the eighteenth century. The eleven newly written critical essays by leading and emerging scholars in the field then adopt an eclectic range of critical approaches that encourage scholars and students to pursue new and imaginative directions with the text.

Richard II
Richard II

Author: Jeanne T. Newlin

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2015-04-10

Total Pages: 305

ISBN-13: 131753235X

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Originally published in 1984. The four parts of this collection of articles, from 1601 to the 1970s, look at the historical and political dynamics of the play, the play in the theatre, the psychology of its characters, and its poetry and rhetoric. Bringing together the best that was written about Richard II, this volume represents the collective wisdom of Shakespeare scholars and provides the most insightful criticism in one place. An unpopular play for many years due to the perceived weak main character and the theme of deposition, the play later gained popularity and interest in its psychology and political investigation. The poetry in particular has garnered enthusiastic response and is mentioned in most of the pieces included here.

Critical Essays on Shakespeare's Richard II
Critical Essays on Shakespeare's Richard II

Author: Kirby Farrell

Publisher: Twayne Publishers

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 312

ISBN-13:

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This is a collection of critical essays on Shakespeare's "Richard II," written by Kirby Farrell, R. Morgan Griffin, Samuel Schoenbaum, F.W. Brownlow, David M. Bergeron, Leeds Barroll, David Norbrook, Cyndia Susan Clegg, Sharon Cadman Seelig, and other essayists.

Richard II
Richard II

Author: W. Shakespeare

Publisher:

Published: 1988-01

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9781417739387

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The classic tragedy about the downfall of King Richard II is presented with critical commentary and historical background

Richard II: A Critical Reader
Richard II: A Critical Reader

Author: Michael Davies

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2020-09-17

Total Pages: 305

ISBN-13: 1350064564

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Arden Early Modern Drama Guides offer students and academics practical and accessible introductions to the critical and performance contexts of key Elizabethan and Jacobean plays. Contributions from leading international scholars give invaluable insight into the text by presenting a range of critical perspectives, making these books ideal companions for study and research. Key features include: Essays on the play's critical and performance histories A keynote chapter reviewing current research and recent criticism of the play A selection of new essays by leading scholars A survey of learning and teaching resources for both instructors and students This volume offers a thought-provoking guide to Shakespeare's Richard II, surveying its critical heritage and the ways in which scholars, critics, and historians have approached the play, from the 17th to the 21st century. It provides a detailed, up-to-date account of the play's rich performance history on stage and screen, looking closely at some major British productions, as well as a guide to learning and teaching resources and how these might be integrated into effective pedagogic strategies in the classroom. Presenting four new critical essays, this collection opens up fresh perspectives on this much-studied drama, including explorations of: the play's profound preoccupation with earth, ground and land; Shakespeare's engagement with early modern sermon culture, 'mockery' and religion; a complex network of intertextual and cultural references activated by Richard's famous address to the looking-glass; and the long-overlooked importance to this profoundly philosophical drama of that most material of things: money.

Critical Essays on Richard II
Critical Essays on Richard II

Author: Linda Cookson

Publisher:

Published: 1989

Total Pages: 148

ISBN-13:

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A collection of essays which re-examine major themes of the play, with follow-up ideas and notes on writing an essay. Suggested level: secondary.

William Shakespeare, Richard II
William Shakespeare, Richard II

Author: Martin Coyle

Publisher: Columbia University Press

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 196

ISBN-13: 9780231115377

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This Columbia Critical Guide steers a clear path through the huge body of critical material on Richard II that has accrued over the past three centuries, elucidating the play's reception by audiences, critics, and scholars since its first production. Beginning with a discussion of early commentaries, the book presents and addresses the most significant critical arguments to give the reader a clear understanding of the ways in which each generation has sought to invest Richard II with new meaning. The final section considers the radical new reading of Shakespeare's work provided by contemporary critics.

Richard II
Richard II

Author: Charles Forker

Publisher: A&C Black

Published: 1998-01-01

Total Pages: 613

ISBN-13: 0485810026

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Before 1790, the criticism of Richard II is fragmentary and this volume takes up the major tradition of criticism, including Malone, Lamb, Coleridge, Hazlitt, Chambers, Boas, Brandes, Yeats, Schelling, Swinburne, A.C. Bradley, Saintsbury, and Masefield.

The History Plays
The History Plays

Author: William Shakespeare

Publisher: Henry Holt and Company

Published: 2014-10-28

Total Pages: 987

ISBN-13: 1466884363

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It is part of Shakespeare's extraordinary contribution to our culture that, through his dramas based on English history, he played a unique part in forming our view of ourselves and our nationhood. From King John, in which through Magna Carta the king's absolute power was first limited and the people's freedoms assured, to--almost in his own lifetime--Henry VIII, Shakespeare wrote a series of ten plays portraying the course of history. It represents almost one third of his entire dramatic output. The overarching theme of these plays is the vital importance of the sovereign's legitimacy if the nation is to be stable. They cover revolutionary times and events--the deposition and murder of Richard II, the Wars of the Roses, the usurping of the throne by Richard III--but they always affirm the principle that a legitimate king, circumscribed by an agreed constituion, is the only proper guarantee of the nation's liberties. There are many other ways in which Shakespeare's patriotism has become definitive. In Henry V's St. Crispin's Day speech to the troops before Agincourt, for example, or John of gaunt's 'scepter'd isle' speech, a sense of Englishness is expressed which still lives in English minds today. The E;izabethan's pride in nationhood was perfectly embodied by Shakespeare, but the poetry of it transcends its own time. In this edition the history plays are brought together with a large group of illustrations which echo and amplify their themes. Gloriously vivid images of England's story are presented here, putting the great plays in a magnificent setting.

Richard II
Richard II

Author: William Shakespeare

Publisher: Signet

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 256

ISBN-13: 9780451527196

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The classic tragedy about the downfall of King Richard II is presented with critical commentary and historical background