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Richard III (3rd)
by: William Shakespeare, Michael Taylor, T.J.B. Spencer, E.A.J. Honigmann

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Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 822.33
EAN: 9780140707120
ISBN: 0140707123
Label: Penguin Books Ltd
Manufacturer: Penguin Books Ltd
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 256
Publication Date: February 28, 1974
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Studio: Penguin Books Ltd
Sales Rank: 47998

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Editorial Review:

Amazon.co.uk Review:
"Now is the winter of our discontent," intones Richard, Duke of Gloucester at the beginning of Shakespeare's Richard III, one of his most abidingly popular plays, and one of the most chilling portrayals of political tyranny ever seen on stage. Richard emerges from the chaos which surrounds the reign of Henry VI, already dramatised by Shakespeare earlier in his career, determined to become king by removing his elder brother Edward IV by convincing him that their brother Clarence is plotting against the crown. The deaths of both Clarence and Edward take Richard inexorably towards the crown, and the series of murders and conspiracies that Richard masterminds confirms his claim that "I am determined to prove a villain". Richard's political and sexual charisma are truly chilling, and his seduction of Lady Anne, over her husband's corpse is one of the most disturbing scenes in Shakespeare. At another level, the play is also a strongly anti-Yorkist play, which has a vested interest in portraying Richard as such as vicious tyrant before seeing him toppled, ushering in a period of rule which prefigured the Tudor dynasty of which Elizabeth I was herself a part. The play has had a deep and lasting influence on audiences and writers; Brecht rewrote the play as The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui, while both Laurance Olivier and Ian Mckellen have produced memorable film versions of Richard III, the latter updating the play into a 1930s fascist state ruled over by a Richard akin to Oswald Mosley. --Jerry Brotton

Product Description:
Richard III is one of Shakespeare's most popular plays on the stage and has been adapted successfully for film. This new and innovative edition recognizes the play's pre-eminence as a performance work: a perspective that informs every aspect of the editing. Challenging traditional practice, the text is based on the 1597 Quarto which, it is argued, brings us closest to the play as it would have been staged in Shakespeare's theatre. The introduction, which is illustrated, explores the long performance history from Shakespeare's time to the present. Its critical engagement with the play responds to recent historicist and gender-based approaches. The commentary gives detailed explication of matters of language, staging, text, and historical and cultural contexts, providing coverage that is both carefully balanced and alert to nuance of meaning. Documentation of the extensive textual variants is organized for maximum clarity: the readings of the Folio and the Quarto are presented in separate banks, and more specialist information is given at the back of the book. Appendices also include selected passages from the main source and a special index of actors and other theatrical personnel.

Synopsis:
Part of "The New Penguin Shakespeare" series, this text looks at "King Richard III" with an introduction, a list of further reading, commentary and a short account of the textual problems of the play. The series is used and recommended by the Royal Shakespeare Company.

Customer Reviews

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- Bravo! Bravo!
This book has proven to be Shakespeares best piece of work.In wich he conquers the protrayal of an evil master mind at his best.Please read and enjoy.

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- Your sympathies please
This is my favortie Shakespeare play, simply because Richard is so evil and so power hungry. You have to get under his skin in order to like it: something many people are afraid to do. If you are able to sympathize with evil desires, then this play promises many rewards.

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