William Shakespeare, Richard IIMartin Coyle This Columbia Critical Guide steers a clear path through the huge body of critical material on Richard II that has accrued over the past three centuries, elucidating the play's reception by audiences, critics, and scholars since its first production. Beginning with a discussion of early commentaries, the book presents and addresses the most significant critical arguments to give the reader a clear understanding of the ways in which each generation has sought to invest Richard II with new meaning. The final section considers the radical new reading of Shakespeare's work provided by contemporary critics. |
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... CHAPTER ONE Richard II in 1597 and 1601 14 Examines the political implications of early performances of the play ; in particular , the omission of the deposition scene from the first texts and the connection of the play with the Essex ...
... CHAPTER ONE Richard II in 1597 and 1601 14 Examines the political implications of early performances of the play ; in particular , the omission of the deposition scene from the first texts and the connection of the play with the Essex ...
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... CHAPTER FIVE E. M.W. Tillyard and Historical Criticism 102 Examines the importance of E. M. W. Tillyard's critical writings and the idea of the Tudor Myth . Extracts also from John Dover Wilson and Lily B. Campbell on the play's ...
... CHAPTER FIVE E. M.W. Tillyard and Historical Criticism 102 Examines the importance of E. M. W. Tillyard's critical writings and the idea of the Tudor Myth . Extracts also from John Dover Wilson and Lily B. Campbell on the play's ...
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Contents
INTRODUCTION | 5 |
CHAPTER TWO | 37 |
CHAPTER THREE | 58 |
CHAPTER FOUR | 81 |
CHAPTER FIVE | 102 |
CHAPTER SIX | 126 |
Discusses the new readings offered by New Criticism exploring the plays | 144 |
NOTES | 178 |
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