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Richard II [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Anthony B. Dawson and Paul Yachnin



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Autore: Shakespeare William <1564-1616.> Visualizza persona
Titolo: Richard II [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Anthony B. Dawson and Paul Yachnin Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2011
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (310 p.)
Disciplina: 822.33
Soggetto topico: Kings and rulers
Soggetto geografico: Great Britain History Richard II, 1377-1399 Drama
Altri autori: DawsonAnthony B  
YachninPaul Edward <1953->  
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 123-128) and index.
Nota di contenuto: ""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""List of Illustrations""; ""Introduction""; ""The Play in Its Time""; ""The Earl and the Queen""; ""A Question of Censorship""; ""Performing Politics""; ""The Character of History""; ""Inventing Genre""; ""Dramatizing the Histories of Richard II""; ""Language""; ""Character""; ""King Richard""; ""Henry Bolingbroke""; ""Gaunt and York, Northumberland and Mowbray, Aumerle and Friends""; ""The Play on the Stage""; ""Early Fortunes and Misfortunes""; ""Victorian Extravagance""; ""Richard the Poet""; ""Richard and Bolingbroke in the Balance""; ""Ritualism""
""Politics, Character, and Sequence in Modern Performance""""Richard on the BBC""; ""Textual Analysis""; ""Editorial Procedures""; ""Abbreviations and References""; ""RICHARD II""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""Y""
Sommario/riassunto: Written in 1595, Richard II occupies a significant place in the Shakespeare canon. It marks the transition from the earlier history plays dominated by civil war and stark power to a more nuanced representation of the political conflicts of England's past where character and politics are inextricably intertwined. Deftly combining history with tragedy, its tale of bad government and usurpation had great political immediacy for its first audiences in late Elizabethan Englandand continues to resonate today. This scholarly but student-friendly edition features a freshly edited version of the text b
Titolo autorizzato: Richard II  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 0-19-173959-6
0-19-161748-2
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910781436103321
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Serie: The Oxford Shakespeare