King Richard III

William Shakespeare, Janis Lull (University of Alaska, Fairbanks)

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Cambridge University Press
15 June 2009

Literature, Poetry & Criticism; Shakespeare plays; Literary studies: general; Shakespeare studies & criticism

Series: New Cambridge Shakespeare

The New Cambridge Shakespeare appeals to students worldwide for its up-to-date scholarship and emphasis on performance. The series features line-by-line commentaries and textual notes on the plays and poems. Introductions are regularly refreshed with accounts of new critical, stage and screen interpretations. For this second edition of King Richard III, Janis Lull has added a new section to her introduction, in which she focuses on contemporary productions of the play as well as recent scholarly criticism. Lull emphasises the importance of women's roles in this popular drama but shows how the text has frequently been cut, rewritten and reshaped by directors and actors to enhance the role of Richard, often at the expense of female characters. The special relationship between King Richard III and Macbeth is also explored while the notes detail the play's language in terms that are easily accessible to contemporary readers.

By: William Shakespeare
Edited by: Janis Lull (University of Alaska Fairbanks)
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: 2nd Revised edition
Dimensions: Height: 228mm, Width: 153mm, Spine: 10mm
Weight: 410g
ISBN: 9780521735568
ISBN 10: 0521735564
Series: New Cambridge Shakespeare
Pages: 252
Publication Date: 15 June 2009
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction: History and meaning in Richard III; Richard III and Macbeth; Plot and language in Richard III; Richard III in performance; The audience in Richard III; Recent stage, film, and critical interpretations; Note on the text; List of characters; THE PLAY; Textual analysis; Appendix 1. The Q-only 'clock' passage; Appendix 2. The Plantagenet family tree; Reading list.

Janis Lull is Professor Emeritus at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks.