The Tragedy of King Richard III: The Oxford ShakespeareThe Tragedy of King Richard III

by William Shakespeare, John Jowett (Editor)

Overview

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, brings us closest to the play as it would have been staged in Shakespeare's theater. The introduction, which is illustrated, explores the long performance history from Shakespeare's time to the present. The commentary gives detailed explanation 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 sections, andmore specific 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.

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Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780198182450
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	02/15/2001
Series:	The ^AOxford Shakespeare
Edition description:	Revised ed.
Pages:	428
Product dimensions:	8.74(w) x 5.84(h) x 1.08(d)

About the Author

Widely esteemed as the greatest writer in the English language, William Shakespeare (1564-1616) was an actor and theatrical producer in addition to writing plays and sonnets. Dubbed "The Bard of Avon," Shakespeare oversaw the building of the Globe Theatre in London, where a number of his plays were staged, the best-known of which include Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, and Macbeth. The First Folio, a printed book of 36 of his comedies, tragedies, and history plays, was published in 1623.

Date of Death:

2018

Place of Birth:

Stratford-upon-Avon, United Kingdom

Place of Death:

Stratford-upon-Avon, United Kingdom

Table of Contents

List of IllustrationsIntroductionTaking ShapeEpisodes on the Edge of HistoryOn StageIn PrintEditorial ProceduresAbbreviations and ReferencesTHE TRAGEDY OF KING RICHARD IIIAppendices:Passages first printed in the 1623 FolioQuarto copy for FAlterations to lineationLonger textual notesPassages from Sir Thomas More's 'History of Richard III'A Prologue for the theatreIndex of actors, directors, and othersIndex