This revised edition of King Richard II: Critical Tradition increases our the play was received and understood by critics, editors and general readers. Updated with a new introduction providing a survey of critical responses to Richard II since the 1990s to the present day, this volume offers, in separate sections, both critical opinions about the play across the centuries and an evaluation of their positions within and their impact on the reception of the play. The updated introduction offers an overview of recent criticism on the play in relation to feminist theory, queer theory, performance theory and ecocriticism. The chronological arrangement of the text-excerpts engages the readers in a direct and unbiased dialogue, whereas the introduction offers a critical evaluation from a current stance, including modern theories and methods. Featuring criticism by A.C. Swinburne, Walter Pater, Oscar Wilde and W.B. Yeats, this volume makes a major contribution to our understanding of the play and of the traditions of Shakespearean criticism surrounding it as they have developed from century to century.
| ISBN: | 9781350084759 |
| Publication date: | 10th February 2022 |
| Author: | Charles R Forker, Nicholas F Radel |
| Publisher: | The Arden Shakespeare an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 640 pages |
| Series: | Shakespeare, the Critical Tradition |
| Genres: |
Literary studies: c 1600 to c 1800 Literary studies: general Literary studies: plays and playwrights |
This revised edition of King Richard II: Critical Tradition increases our the play was received and understood by critics, editors and general readers. Updated with a new introduction providing a survey of critical responses to Richard II since the 1990s to the present day, this volume offers, in separate sections, both critical opinions about the play across the centuries and an evaluation of their positions within and their impact on the reception of the play. The updated introduction offers an overview of recent criticism on the play in relation to feminist theory, queer theory, performance theory and ecocriticism. The chronological arrangement of the text-excerpts engages the readers in a direct and unbiased dialogue, whereas the introduction offers a critical evaluation from a current stance, including modern theories and methods. Featuring criticism by A.C. Swinburne, Walter Pater, Oscar Wilde and W.B. Yeats, this volume makes a major contribution to our understanding of the play and of the traditions of Shakespearean criticism surrounding it as they have developed from century to century.
King Richard II features in the following genres: Literary studies: c 1600 to c 1800, Literary studies: general, Literary studies: plays and playwrights
King Richard II is available in Hardback
King Richard II was written by Charles R Forker, Nicholas F Radel and published by The Arden Shakespeare an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing (UK)
King Richard II has 640 pages
Yes it is part of Shakespeare, the Critical Tradition series
£135.00