Thomas of Woodstock, or, Richard the Second, part one / Anon. ; edited by Peter Corbin and Douglas Sedge.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Corbin, Peter.

Sedge, Douglas.

Horace Howard Furness Memorial Library (University of Pennsylvania)

Series:

Revels plays

The Revels plays

Standardized Title:

Richard II (Drama)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Richard II, King of England, 1367-1400--Drama.

Richard.

Richard II, King of England, 1367-1400.

History.

Great Britain--History--Richard II, 1377-1399--Drama.

Great Britain.

Genre:

Historical drama.

Drama.

Physical Description:

xv, 230 pages ; 23 cm.

Other Title:

Thomas of Woodstock

Richard the Second, part one

Place of Publication:

Manchester, UK ; New York : Manchester University Press ; New York : Distributed exclusively in the USA by Palgrave, 2002.

Summary:

This anonymous manuscript play has long been the subject of scholarly dispute regarding its relationship with Shakespeare's Richard II. This edition, which thoroughly re-examines the text, situates the play within its historical and political context, relating it to the genre of chronicle drama to which it belongs.

Contents:

The manuscript 1

Title 3

Authorship 4

Date and literary influences 4

The sources and their treatment 8

The reign of Richard II and the 1950s 15

Censorship of the manuscript 21

The play 26

The ending 37

Stage history 38

This edition 40

Thomas of Woodstock 47

A. Grafton 187

B. Holinshed 195

C. Stowe 211

D. Marginal interventions in the manuscript 215

E. Casting and doubling for performance 219.

Notes:

An anonymous play of doubtful date, probably about 1590 or later, generally regarded as preceding Shakespeare's play on the same subject; known variously by the titles Richard II, Thomas of Woodstock, and Woodstock.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0719015634

OCLC:

48493666