King Richard II. / William Shakespeare ; edited by Peter Ure.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: United Kingdom : T. Nelson & Sons, c1997.Description: lxxxiv, 210 p, 20 cmISBN:
  • 174435762
Summary: To Shakespeare's contemporaries, Richard II was a balanced dramatisation of the central political and constitutional issue of the time: how to cope with an unjust ruler. But over the last century or so, the play has come to be regarded as the poetic fall of a tragic hero. The introduction to this edition provides a full context for both the Shakespearean and the modern views of King Richard's fall.
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Reference Reference Aklatang Emilio Aguinaldo-Information Resource Center Reference PR 2820 .Ur2 1997 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Not for loan 3AEA0000261305

At head of title : The Arden edition of the woks of William Shakespeare

To Shakespeare's contemporaries, Richard II was a balanced dramatisation of the central political and constitutional issue of the time: how to cope with an unjust ruler. But over the last century or so, the play has come to be regarded as the poetic fall of a tragic hero. The introduction to this edition provides a full context for both the Shakespearean and the modern views of King Richard's fall.

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