William Shakespeare, Richard IIMartin Coyle Columbia University Press, 1999 - 192 من الصفحات 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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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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