Richard Iii by William Shakespeare (English) Paperback Book

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Featuring a new overview of Shakespeare's works by Sylvan Barnet, former Chairman of the English Department at Tufts University, this Signet classic also includes a comprehensive stage and screen history, dramatic criticism from the past and present, and sources from which Shakespeare derived this great work.

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William Shakespeare's timeless tragedy follows the bloody path of the "rudely stamped" Richard, Duke of Gloucester, who uses his murderous guile to achieve the throne of England.This revised Signet Classics edition includes unique features such as-. An overview of Shakespeare's life, world, and theater.A special introduction to the play by the editor. Selections from the source from which Shakespeare derivedRichard III. Dramatic criticism. A comprehensive stage and screen history of notable actors, directors, and productions. Text, notes, and commentaries printed in the clearest, most readable text. And more...

Author Biography

William Shakespeare(1564-1616)was apoet,playwright, and actor who is widely regarded as one of the mostinfluential writers in the history of the English language. Often referred to as the Bard of Avon, Shakespeare's vast body of work includescomedic, tragic, and historical plays;poems; and 154 sonnets.His dramatic works have been translated into every major language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright.

Table of Contents

Richard III - William Shakespeare - Edited by Mark Eccles Charles Lamb: Letter to Robert Lloyd, from Cooke?s ?Richard the Third?, and from On the Tragedies of Shakespeare, Considered with Reference to Their Fitness for Stage RepresentationA. P. Rossiter: Angel with Horns: The Unity of ?Richard III?Robert Ornstein: ?Richard III?Mark Eccles: ?Richard III? on Stage and ScreenNEWLY ADDED ESSAYS: Coppelia Kahn: ?Myself Alone?: Richard III and the Dissolution of Masculine Identity

Excerpt from Book

Chapter 1 list of parts RICHARD, Duke of Gloucester, later King RICHARD III Duke of CLARENCE, his brother Duke of BUCKINGHAM Lord HASTINGS, the Lord Chamberlain Sir William CATESBY Sir Richard RATCLIFFE Lord LOVELL BRACKENBURY, Lord Lieutenant of the Tower Lord Stanley, Earl of DERBY (sometimes addressed as Derby and sometimes as Stanley, here given speech prefix Derby) KING EDWARD IV, Gloucester''s older brother QUEEN ELIZABETH, his wife PRINCE EDWARD, their older son Duke of YORK, their younger son Lord RIVERS, Elizabeth''s brother Lord GREY, Elizabeth''s son by her first husband Marquis of DORSET, his brother Sir Thomas VAUGHAN Lady ANNE, Widow of Edward, Prince of Wales, later Duchess of Gloucester QUEEN MARGARET, widow of Henry VI DUCHESS OF YORK, mother to Gloucester, Clarence, Edward IV BOY Clarence''s DAUGHTER children Earl of RICHMOND, later King Henry VII Earl of OXFORD Sir JAMES BLUNT Sir WALTER HERBERT Sir WILLIAM BRANDON Duke of NORFOLK Earl of SURREY CARDINAL, Archbishop of Canterbury ARCHBISHOP OF YORK BISHOP OF ELY SIR CHRISTOPHER, a priest Sir John, a PRIEST Lord MAYOR of London Three CITIZENS JAMES TYRRELL Two MURDERERS MESSENGERS KEEPER PURSUIVANT PAGE Ghost of KING HENRY VI Ghost of EDWARD, his son Two Bishops, Soldiers, Halberdiers, Gentlemen, Lords, Citizens, Attendants Act 1 Scene 1 running scene 1 Enter Richard, Duke of Gloucester, solus RICHARD Now is the winter of our discontent Made glorious summer by this son of York: And all the clouds that loured upon our house In the deep bosom of the ocean buried. Now are our brows bound with victorious wreaths, Our bruis

Details ISBN0451526953 Author William Shakespeare Short Title TRAGEDY OF RICHARD THE 3RD REV Edition Description Revised Language English Edition 2nd ISBN-10 0451526953 ISBN-13 9780451526953 Media Book DEWEY 822.33 Illustrations Yes Year 1998 Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States Birth 1564 Death 1616 Residence Stratford-Upon-The Avon St, ENK Series Signet Classic Shakespeare (Hardcover) DOI 10.1604/9780451526953 US Release Date 1998-07-01 UK Release Date 1998-07-01 Pages 336 Publisher Penguin Putnam Inc Format Paperback Publication Date 1998-07-01 Replaces 9780451501752 Audience General NZ Release Date 1998-06-30 AU Release Date 1998-06-30 Imprint Signet Classics We've got this

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