King Richard III (The New Cambridge Shakespeare) - Softcover

Shakespeare, William

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521276322 ISBN 13: 9780521276320

Verlag: Cambridge University Press, 1999

Inhaltsangabe

King Richard III is one of Shakespeare's most popular and frequently-performed plays. Janis Lull's introduction to this new edition emphasises the play's tragic themes - individual identity, determinism and choice - and stresses the importance of women's roles, often reduced in stage and film versions.

Über diesen Titel

Críticas:

"Richard III's stage history is especially interesting and well presented." Bibliotheque Humanisme

Reseña del editor:

King Richard III is one of Shakespeare's most popular and frequently-performed plays. Janis Lull's introduction to this new edition, based on the First Folio, emphasises the play's tragic themes - individual identity, determinism and choice - and stresses the importance of women's roles in the play. It also underscores the special relationship between Richard III and Macbeth, demonstrating that the later tragedy re-examines issues raised in the earlier one. A thorough performance history of stage and film versions of Richard III shows how the text has been cut, rewritten and re-shaped by directors and actors to enhance the role of Richard at the expense of other parts, especially those of the women. The notes define the play's language and ideas in terms easily accessible to contemporary readers.

Über diese Auflage

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0521276322
• ISBN 13: 9780521276320
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 240
• Herausgeber: Lull Janis