William Shakespeare : King Richard II / Michael Hattaway.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hattaway, Michael.

Series:

Humanities Insights

Literature insights

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. King Richard II.

Shakespeare, William.

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Criticism and interpretation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (111 p.)

Place of Publication:

Tirril [England] : Humanities-Ebooks, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

An authoritative study of Richard II in its theatrical, cultural and political contexts. Professor Hattaway's study places Richard II within the contexts of Shakespeare's life and of the strenuous political debates that were taking place at the end of the

Contents:

""Cover ""; ""Copyright and Licence""; ""Title Page""; ""Frontispiece""; ""Contents""; ""The Author""; ""Preface""; ""1. The Education of a Player and Playwright""; ""2. Richard II in Context""; ""3. Alignments and Allegiances""; ""4. Theatrical Conventions""; ""4.1. Scenic Structure""; ""4.2. Texture""; ""4.3. Verse and Personality (or Inwardness)""; ""5. Close reading ""; ""5.1. The Duel and Bolingbroke�s Banishment (1.1�4)""; ""5.2 The Death of Gaunt, Richard in Ireland, and Bolingbroke�s Return (2.1�3.1)""; ""5.3. Richard�s Return (3.2)""

""5.4. Confrontation and Abdication (3.3�4.1)""""5.5. Richard to Prison and Aumerle�s Conspiracy (5.1�3)""; ""5.6. Richard�s Passion and Death and Bolingbroke�s Reaction (5.4�5.6) ""; ""6. Critical accounts""; ""6.1. Lyricism and the elegiac""; ""6.2. Historical and Political""; ""6.3. Feminist Readings""; ""6.4. Theatrical Readings""; ""7. Select annotated Bibliography""; ""Insights""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-281-78440-0

9786611784409

1-84760-034-4

OCLC:

923144997