King Richard II (The New Cambridge Shakespeare) - Softcover

Shakespeare, William

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521532485 ISBN 13: 9780521532488

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2003

Synopsis

Andrew Gurr has added a new section to the Introduction of this updated edition in which he describes the growing interest in new historical and political analysis of the play. He also surveys a number of important professional theatre productions and guides the reader through scholarly criticism of recent years. The Reading List has been revised and augmented. First Edition Hb (1984): 0-521-23010-1 First Edition Pb (1984): 0-521-29765-6

About this title

Book Description:

'Gurr's account is hard-headed and scholarly, very deftly interweaving comment on the play's action with discussion of contemporary political events thorough, scholarly and continuously helpful.'The Times Higher Education SupplementFor this updated edition Gurr has added a new section to the Introduction in which he describes the growing interest in re-historicising and repoliticising the play, surveys a number of important professional theatre productions and guides the reader through the scholarly criticism of recent years. The Reading List has also been revised and augmented.

Review:

"Gurr's account is hard-headed and scholarly, very deftly interweaving comment on the play's action with discussion of contemporary political events...thorough, scholarly and continuously helpful." The Times Higher Education Supplement

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0521532485
• ISBN 13: 9780521532488
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 252
• Editor: Gurr Andrew