{"product_id":"9781903436332","title":"King Richard II Third Series","description":"\u003ch3\u003eArden Shakespeare Third Series\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eKing Richard II\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThird Series\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWilliam Shakespeare | Charles R. Forker | Richard Proudfoot | Ann Thompson | David Scott Kastan | H. R. Woudhuysen\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eDrama \/ Shakespeare\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThis richly annotated edition takes a fresh look at the first part of Shakespeare's second tetralogy of history plays, showing how it relates to the other plays in the sequence. Forker places the play in its political context, discussing its relation to competing theories of monarchy, looking at how it faced censorship because of possible comparisons between Richard II and Elizabeth I, and how Bolingbroke's rebellion could be compared to the Essex rising of the time. This edition also reconsiders Shakespeare's use of sources, asking why he chose to emphasise one approach over another. Forker also looks at the play's rich afterlife, and the many interpretations that actors and directors have taken. Finally, the edition looks closely at the aesthetic relationship between language, character, structure and political import.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCharles R. Forker\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of English Emeritus at Indiana University, Bloomington. His many publications include critical editions of Shirley's \u003ci\u003eThe Cardinal\u003c\/i\u003e and Marlowe's \u003ci\u003eEdward II\u003c\/i\u003e, and a major study of the works of Webster, \u003ci\u003eSkull Beneath the Skin: The Achievement of John Webster\u003c\/i\u003e. His most recent work is a study of Shakespeare's \u003ci\u003eRichard II\u003c\/i\u003e, entitled \u003ci\u003eShakespeare: The Critical Tradition: 'Richard II'\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e21 March 2002\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThe Arden Shakespeare\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781903436332\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e616\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e22.24\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57328727818380,"sku":"9781903436332","price":13.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_a5c1df2a-3ce9-4452-95d7-bb9baf2e1478.jpg?v=1789056855","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781903436332","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}