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King Richard III

Shakespeare, William
Books, Manuscripts
Main title:
King Richard III / William Shakespeare; edited by James R. Siemon
Imprint:
London, UK : Bloomsbury Arden Shakespeare, 2009
Contents:
IntroductionThe playIn plain sight: RichardDeep tragedian or formal viceMurderous MachiavelDeep tragedianFolly thriving wooerTell-tale women and tender babesCo-texts: inventive, satire, libelsExcellent grand tyrant of the earth or lump of foul deformityBetween two bishopsDrunken prophecies, libelasPreposterous anticipations: the Richards of 2 and 3Henry VINow: date of composition, performance and companyUpon record? More's history: "peace...not much surer then war"More hereafter: Holinshed, Hall & The mirror for magistratesUpon scaffolds: more, Holinshed, Legge, true tragedyUpon stagesBeginings to 1642 - RestorationCibberMid-eighteenth to mid-nineteenth centuries: from Garrick to PhelpsBack to Shakespeare: Macready & Phelps to IrvingVictorian Shakespeare: Irving to BensonThe 1920s: psychology & politicsOlivier & afterKing Richard IIIThe texts of Richard III: The first quarto (Q1) 1597The derivative quartos (Q2-8) - The first folio (F)The folio manuscript (FMS)Manuscripts for F (FMS) & Q (QMS)Verbal variants Q1/F: Theory & practiceCasting & doubling chartGenealogical table
ISBN:
9781903436899
Dewey class:
822.33
Language:
English
BRN:
48268
LocationCollectionCall numberStatus/Desc
McNally CampusBA Acting822.33 RIC [SHA]Available
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