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This second edition of King Richard III features a new introductory section by Janis Lull, which focuses on contemporary stage and film productions as well as recent scholarly criticism. Lull stresses the importance of women in the play but shows how female roles are often side-lined on stage and screen.

Table of Contents
Introduction: History and meaning in Richard III; Richard III and Macbeth; Plot and language in Richard III; Richard III in performance; The audience in Richard III; Recent stage, film, and critical interpretations; Note on the text; List of characters; THE PLAY; Textual analysis; Appendix 1. The Q-only 'clock' passage; Appendix 2. The Plantagenet family tree; Reading list.

King Richard III

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    A Paperback / softback by William Shakespeare, Janis Lull

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      Publisher Cambridge University Press
      Published 16 April 2009
      ISBN-13 9780521735568
      978-0521735568
      ISBN-10 0521735564
      Also in:
      ELT & Literary Studies Biography, Literature and Literary studies Literary studies: c 1600 to c 1800 Literary studies: general Books by William Shakespeare

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This second edition of King Richard III features a new introductory section by Janis Lull, which focuses on contemporary stage and film productions as well as recent scholarly criticism. Lull stresses the importance of women in the play but shows how female roles are often side-lined on stage and screen.

      Table of Contents
      Introduction: History and meaning in Richard III; Richard III and Macbeth; Plot and language in Richard III; Richard III in performance; The audience in Richard III; Recent stage, film, and critical interpretations; Note on the text; List of characters; THE PLAY; Textual analysis; Appendix 1. The Q-only 'clock' passage; Appendix 2. The Plantagenet family tree; Reading list.

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