William Shakespeare: Richard II (Icon Reader's Guides to Essential Criticism)
By Martin Coyle.
Description
As an intense study of the nature of royalty, personal strength, humility and political power, Richard II provides many of the foundation points for Shakespeare's later works. The play has long been established as a standard work for study in schools, colleges and universities, and each generation of students seeks, and finds, some new significance in the drama. In this Readers' Guide, Martin Coyle provides students with guidance to the ways in which this play has been received by audiences, critics and academics since its first production. Beginning with a discussion of early c...
ISBN(s)
1874166722, 9781874166726
