Richard II
1st Edition
Published on 25. November 2008
176 pages
978-1-350-31683-6 (ISBN)
Description
This Handbook provides an introductory guide to Richard II offering a scene-by-scene theatrically aware commentary, contextual documents, a brief history of the text and first performances, case studies of three or four key performances and productions, a survey of film and TV adaptations, a wide sampling of critical opinion and further reading.
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Series
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
ISBN-13
978-1-350-31683-6 (9781350316836)
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Person
JEREMY LOPEZ is Assistant Professor of English at the University of Toronto, Canada. He is the author of Theatrical Convention and Audience Response in Early Modern Drama (Cambridge University Press, 2003), an experienced director and the theatre review editor of the Shakespeare Bulletin.
Content
General Editor'sPreface
Preface
Acknowledgements
The Text andEarly Performances
Commentary
The Play's Sources and Cultural Context
Critical Assessments
Key Productions and Performances
The Play on Screen
Further Reading
Index.
Preface
Acknowledgements
The Text andEarly Performances
Commentary
The Play's Sources and Cultural Context
Critical Assessments
Key Productions and Performances
The Play on Screen
Further Reading
Index.
