Richard II

Informationen zum Autor Anthony Dawson is Professor Emeritus of English at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver. An editor, theatre historian, and literary critic, he has published widely on Shakespeare and the early modern theatre.Paul Yachnin is Tomlinson Professor of Shakespeare Studies and Chair of English at McGill University. In April 2008, he was elected President of the Shakespeare Association of America. He directs the Making Publics Project and co-directs the McGill Shakespeare and Performance Research Team. He is the founder of the McGill Institute for the Public Life of Arts and Ideas. He has undertaken editorial projects including the Oxford edition of The Works of Thomas Middleton and The Tempest (Broadview Press, forthcoming; with Brent Whitted). Recent books include Shakespeare and the Eighteenth Century, with Peter Sabor; Shakespeare and Character: Theory, History, Performance, and Theatrical Persons, with Jessica Slights; and Making Publics in Early Modern Europe: People, Things, Forms of Knowledge, with Bronwen Wilson. Klappentext Deftly combining history and tragedy, Shakespeare's tale of bad government and usurpation had great political immediacy for its first audiences. This version of the text is based on the early quartos and first Folio of 1623. It is complemented by an introduction that places the play in its own time, thorough textual notes, and full commentary. Zusammenfassung Deftly combining history and tragedy, Shakespeare's tale of bad government and usurpation had great political immediacy for its first audiences. This version of the text is based on the early quartos and first Folio of 1623. It is complemented by an introduction that places the play in its own time, thorough textual notes, and full commentary. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Illustrations Introduction Abbreviations and References Note on the Text Richard II Index

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• Authors: Anthony B. Dawson, William Shakespeare, Paul Yachnin
• Assisted by: Anthony B. Dawson (Editor), Dawson Anthony B. (Editor), Paul Yachnin (Editor), Yachnin Paul (Editor)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.08.2011
• EAN: 9780198186427
• ISBN: 978-0-19-818642-7
• No. of pages: 312
• Dimensions: 146 mm x 223 mm x 22 mm
• Series: Oxford Shakespeare Topics; The Oxford Shakespeare; Oxford Shakespeare (Hardcover); The Oxford Shakespeare; Oxford Shakespeare (Hardcover)
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; English, LITERARY CRITICISM / Drama, DRAMA / Shakespeare, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / General, Literary studies: c 1600 to c 1800, Shakespeare Studies & Criticism, Classic and pre-20th century plays, Shakespeare Plays, Literary studies: plays and playwrights, Relating to Shakespeare / Shakespearean