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Record Nr.

UNINA9910164948703321

Autore

Shakespeare William

Titolo

Richard II

Pubbl/distr/stampa

East Rutherford : , : Penguin Publishing Group, , 2017

©2017

ISBN

1-101-99370-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (1011 pages)

Collana

The Pelican Shakespeare

Altri autori (Persone)

DolanFrances E

OrgelStephen

BraunmullerA. R

Disciplina

810/820

Soggetti

Great Britain History Richard II, 1377-1399 Drama

Great Britain

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Publisher's note -- The theatrical world -- The texts of Shakespeare -- Introduction -- Note on the text -- The tragedy of King Richard the Second.

Sommario/riassunto

Richard II, who ascended to the throne as a young man, is a regal and stately figure, but he is wasteful in his spending habits, unwise in his choice of counselors, and detached from his country and its common people. -- from Sparknotes.