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Richard III

Author: William Shakespeare, Edited by Edited by Dr. Barbara A. Mowat, Paul Werstine

In Richard III, Shakespeare invites us on a moral holiday. The play draws us to identify with Richard and his fantasy of total control of self and domination of others.

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Description

Not yet king at the start of the play, Richard presents himself as an enterprising villain as he successfully plans to dispose of his brother Clarence.

Richard achieves similar success in conquering the woman he chooses to marry. He carves a way to the throne through assassination and executions.

This edition includes:

-The exact text of the printed book for easy cross-reference
-Hundreds of hypertext links for instant navigation
-Freshly edited text based on the best early printed version of the play
-Newly revised explanatory notes conveniently linked to the text of the play
-Scene-by-scene plot summaries
-A key to the play’s famous lines and phrases
-An introduction to reading Shakespeare’s language
-An essay by a leading Shakespeare scholar providing a modern perspective on the play
-Fresh images from the Folger Shakespeare Library’s vast holdings of rare books
-An annotated guide to further reading

Essay by Phyllis Rackin

Additional information

Weight 0.5 kg
Dimensions 8.4 × 5.5 × 1 cm
ISBN

9781476786926

Author

William Shakespeare,
Edited by Edited by Dr. Barbara A. Mowat,
Paul Werstine

Publisher

Simon & Schuster

Format

Paperback

Subject

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