King Richard III,9780521276320

King Richard III

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ISBN13: 9780521276320
ISBN10: 0521276322
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 1999-12-28
Publisher(s): Cambridge University Press
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Summary

Richard III is one of the great Shakespearean characters and roles. James R Siemon examines the attraction of this villain to audiences and focuses on how beguiling, even funny, he can be, especially in the earlier parts of the play. Siemon also places King Richard III in its historical context; as Elizabeth I had no heirs the issue of succession was a very real one for Shakespeare's audience. The introduction is well-illustrated and provides a comprehensive account of the play, critical approaches to it and its varied stage history.

Table of Contents

List of illustrations
viii
Acknowledgements ix
List of abbreviations and conventions
x
Introduction I
History and meaning in Richard III
I
Richard III and Macbeth
16(3)
Plot and language in Richard III
19(22)
Richard III in performance
23(18)
The audience in Richard III
41(1)
Note on the text 42(4)
List of characters 46(5)
The Play 51(158)
Textual analysis 209(11)
Appendix I: The Q-only `clock' passage 220(2)
Appendix 2: The Plantagenet family tree 222(2)
Reading list 224

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