Richard Ii A Critical Reader

Author : Michael Davies,Andrew Duxfield
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2020-09-17
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9781350064577

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Richard II: A Critical Reader by Michael Davies,Andrew Duxfield Pdf

Arden Early Modern Drama Guides offer students and academics practical and accessible introductions to the critical and performance contexts of key Elizabethan and Jacobean plays. Contributions from leading international scholars give invaluable insight into the text by presenting a range of critical perspectives, making these books ideal companions for study and research. Key features include: Essays on the play's critical and performance histories A keynote chapter reviewing current research and recent criticism of the play A selection of new essays by leading scholars A survey of learning and teaching resources for both instructors and students This volume offers a thought-provoking guide to Shakespeare's Richard II, surveying its critical heritage and the ways in which scholars, critics, and historians have approached the play, from the 17th to the 21st century. It provides a detailed, up-to-date account of the play's rich performance history on stage and screen, looking closely at some major British productions, as well as a guide to learning and teaching resources and how these might be integrated into effective pedagogic strategies in the classroom. Presenting four new critical essays, this collection opens up fresh perspectives on this much-studied drama, including explorations of: the play's profound preoccupation with earth, ground and land; Shakespeare's engagement with early modern sermon culture, 'mockery' and religion; a complex network of intertextual and cultural references activated by Richard's famous address to the looking-glass; and the long-overlooked importance to this profoundly philosophical drama of that most material of things: money.

Author : Andrew Duxfield,Michael Davies
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Electronic books
ISBN : 1350064580

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Richard II by Andrew Duxfield,Michael Davies Pdf

"Arden Early Modern Drama Guides offer students and academics practical and accessible introductions to the critical and performance contexts of key Elizabethan and Jacobean plays. Contributions from leading international scholars give invaluable insight into the text by presenting a range of critical perspectives, making these books ideal companions for study and research. Key features include: Essays on the play's critical and performance histories A keynote chapter reviewing current research and recent criticism of the play A selection of new essays by leading scholars A survey of learning and teaching resources for both instructors and students This volume offers a thought-provoking guide to Shakespeare's Richard II , surveying its critical heritage and the ways in which scholars, critics, and historians have approached the play, from the 17th to the 21st century. It provides a detailed, up-to-date account of the play's rich performance history on stage and screen, looking closely at some major British productions, as well as a guide to learning and teaching resources and how these might be integrated into effective pedagogic strategies in the classroom. Presenting four new critical essays, this collection opens up fresh perspectives on this much-studied drama, including explorations of: the play's profound preoccupation with earth, ground and land; Shakespeare's engagement with early modern sermon culture, 'mockery' and religion; a complex network of intertextual and cultural references activated by Richard's famous address to the looking-glass; and the long-overlooked importance to this profoundly philosophical drama of that most material of things: money."--

Author : Michael Davies,Andrew Duxfield
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2020-09-17
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9781350064560

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Richard II: A Critical Reader by Michael Davies,Andrew Duxfield Pdf

Arden Early Modern Drama Guides offer students and academics practical and accessible introductions to the critical and performance contexts of key Elizabethan and Jacobean plays. Contributions from leading international scholars give invaluable insight into the text by presenting a range of critical perspectives, making these books ideal companions for study and research. Key features include: Essays on the play's critical and performance histories A keynote chapter reviewing current research and recent criticism of the play A selection of new essays by leading scholars A survey of learning and teaching resources for both instructors and students This volume offers a thought-provoking guide to Shakespeare's Richard II, surveying its critical heritage and the ways in which scholars, critics, and historians have approached the play, from the 17th to the 21st century. It provides a detailed, up-to-date account of the play's rich performance history on stage and screen, looking closely at some major British productions, as well as a guide to learning and teaching resources and how these might be integrated into effective pedagogic strategies in the classroom. Presenting four new critical essays, this collection opens up fresh perspectives on this much-studied drama, including explorations of: the play's profound preoccupation with earth, ground and land; Shakespeare's engagement with early modern sermon culture, 'mockery' and religion; a complex network of intertextual and cultural references activated by Richard's famous address to the looking-glass; and the long-overlooked importance to this profoundly philosophical drama of that most material of things: money.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2017-02-23
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9781472584052

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Edward II: A Critical Reader by Anonim Pdf

Edward II: A Critical Reader gives students, teachers and scholars alike an overview of the play's reception both in the theatre and among artists and critics, from the end of the 16th century to the beginning of the 21st. The volume also offers a series of new perspectives on the play by leading experts in the field of early modern history and culture. Bolstered with a timeline tracking Marlowe's life and work, an up-to-date bibliography and an extensive index, this collection is an ideal and definitive guide to Edward II.

Author : Martin Coyle
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Drama
ISBN : 0231115369

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William Shakespeare, Richard II by Martin Coyle Pdf

This "Columbia Critical Guide" steers a clear path through the huge body of critical material on "Richard II" that has accrued over the past three centuries, elucidating the play's reception by audiences, critics, and scholars since its first production. Beginning with a discussion of early commentaries, the book presents and addresses the most significant critical arguments to give the reader a clear understanding of the ways in which each generation has sought to invest "Richard II" with new meaning. The final section considers the radical new reading of Shakespeare's work provided by contemporary critics.

Author : Jeremy Lopez
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 331 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2012-02-07
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781136479762

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Richard II by Jeremy Lopez Pdf

Arguably the first play in a Shakespearean tetralogy, Richard II is a unique and compelling political drama whose themes still resonate today. It is one of the few Shakespeare plays written entirely in verse and its format presents unique theatrical challenges. Politically engaged and controversial, it raises crucial debates about the relationship between early modern art, audience response and state power. This collection provides a comprehensive and up-to-date survey of the critical and theatrical history of the play. The substantial introduction surveys the history of critical interpretations of Richard II since the eighteenth century. The eleven newly written critical essays by leading and emerging scholars in the field then adopt an eclectic range of critical approaches that encourage scholars and students to pursue new and imaginative directions with the text.

Author : Line Cottegnies
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2018-10-18
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781474280112

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King Henry V: A Critical Reader by Line Cottegnies Pdf

Arden Early Modern Drama Guides offer students and academics practical and accessible introductions to the critical and performance contexts of key Elizabethan and Jacobean plays. Essays from leading international scholars give invaluable insight into the text by presenting a range of critical perspectives, making the books ideal companions for study and research. Key features include: Essays on the play's critical and performance history A keynote essay on current research and thinking about the play A selection of new essays by leading scholars A survey of resources to direct students' further reading about the play in print and online This volume offers a thought-provoking guide to King Henry V, surveying the play's rich critical and performance history, with a particular emphasis on its reputation in France as well as Britain and the US. A chapter on non-Anglophone reactions to the play, alongside new essays on British identity, religion, medieval warfare and the questioning of Henry V's heroism, open up ground-breaking perspectives on the play. The volume also includes discussions of King Henry V's rich theatrical and filmic heritage, and a guide to learning and teaching resources and how these might be integrated into effective pedagogic strategies in the classroom.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2017-02-23
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9781472584069

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Edward II: A Critical Reader by Anonim Pdf

Edward II: A Critical Reader gives students, teachers and scholars alike an overview of the play's reception both in the theatre and among artists and critics, from the end of the 16th century to the beginning of the 21st. The volume also offers a series of new perspectives on the play by leading experts in the field of early modern history and culture. Bolstered with a timeline tracking Marlowe's life and work, an up-to-date bibliography and an extensive index, this collection is an ideal and definitive guide to Edward II.

Author : William J. Rolfe
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2015-06-04
Category : Drama
ISBN : 1330021061

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Shakespeare's Tragedy of King Richard the Second by William J. Rolfe Pdf

Excerpt from Shakespeare's Tragedy of King Richard the Second: Edited, With Notes This play, which I first edited in 1876, has now been thoroughly revised on the same general plan as its predecessors in the new series. While I have omitted the majority of the textual notes that appeared in the former edition, I have retained the more important of those upon the different readings of the quartos - particularly the first quarto - and the folios, on account of the variations in the best recent texts due to the preference of their editors for the one or the other authority. The Cambridge editors, who, as a rule, follow the quartos published earlier than the folios, do so almost invariably in the present play, except in the "new additions of the Parliament scene," which are not found in the first and second quartos. They say: "For this part, therefore, the first folio is our highest authority; for all the rest of the play the first quarto affords the best text." For myself, I agree with those editors who often regard the folio readings as better; but I give both in the Notes, that the student or critical reader may have the means of settling the question for himself. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : William Shakespeare
Publisher : Heinemann
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Drama
ISBN : 0435193066

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Richard II by William Shakespeare Pdf

"Heinemann Advanced Shakespeare" is focused on preparing students for their A-Level courses. Including notes, end-of-act activities and tips from an A-Level Chief Examiner the text aims to help students to develop their own responses while fully preparing them for the demands of their courses.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Penn State Press
Page : 414 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2024-06-15
Category : History
ISBN : 0271046767

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Languages of Power in the Age of Richard II by Anonim Pdf

In this book the distinguished medievalist Lynn Staley turns her attention to one of the most dramatic periods in English history, the reign of Richard II, as seen through a range of texts including literary, political, chronicle, and pictorial. Richard II, who ruled from 1377 to 1399, succeeded to the throne as a child after the fifty-year reign of Edward III, and found himself beset throughout his reign by military, political, religious, economic, and social problems that would have tried even the most skilled of statesmen. At the same time, these years saw some of England's most gifted courtly writers, among them Chaucer and Gower, who were keenly attuned to the political machinations erupting around them. I n Languages of Power in the Age of Richard II Staley does not so much "read" literature through history as offer a way of "reading" history through its refractions in literature. In essence, the text both isolates and traces what is an actual search for a language of power during the reign of Richard II and scrutinizes the ways in which Chaucer and other courtly writers participated in these attempts to articulate the concept of princely power. As one who took it upon himself to comment on the various means by which history is made, Chaucer emerges from Staley's narrative as a poet without peer.

Author : William Shakespeare,Richard Grant White
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 592 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1883
Category : Electronic
ISBN : HARVARD:HN2AIK

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The Works of William Shakespeare: King John ; King Richard II ; King Henry IV by William Shakespeare,Richard Grant White Pdf

Author : Henry Halford Vaughan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 632 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1878
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UGA:32108010664335

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King John. King Richard II. King Henry IV, pt. I-II by Henry Halford Vaughan Pdf

Author : William Shakespeare
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 584 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1870
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UGA:32108003515510

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The life of Shakspere by the editor. King John ; King Richard II ; King Henry IV by William Shakespeare Pdf

Author : Jeanne T. Newlin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Electronic books
ISBN : 1317532333

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Richard II by Jeanne T. Newlin Pdf