num_pages: 424
description: 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 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 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 alsoinclude selected passages from the main source and a special index of actors and other theatrical personnel.About the For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the broadest spectrum of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, voluminous notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.
language: English
title: The Tragedy of King Richard III: The Oxford Shakespeare The Tragedy of King Richard III
titlecomplete: The Tragedy of King Richard III: The Oxford Shakespeare The Tragedy of King Richard III
characters: Francis Lovell, 9th Baron Lovell, 6th Baron Holand, Edward V of England, John de Vere, 13th Earl of Oxford, Sir Thomas Grey, Marquess of Dorset, Sir James Blunt, Henry VII of England, Berkeley, gentleman attending Lady Anne, Lady Anne Neville, John Dighton, Richard of Shrewsbury, 1st Duke of York, Sir Walter Herbert, Henry VI of England, Edward Plantagenet, Edward Plantagenet, Earl of Warwick, Third Citizen (Richard III), 1st Murderer (Richard III), Sir James Tyrrel, Thomas, Lord Stanley, Earl of Derby, Sir Richard Ratcliffe, Pursuivant, Sheriff (Richard III), Henry Stafford, 2nd Duke of Buckingham, Elizabeth Woodville, Richard III of England, George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence, 1st Citizen (Richard III), Thomas Howard, Earl of Surrey, William, Lord Hastings, Cardinal Thomas Bourchier, Archbishop of Canterbury, Edmund Shaa, Lord Mayor of London, Tressel, gentleman attending Lady Anne, Sir Richard Grey, Lord Grey, 2nd Citizen (Richard III), Jane Shore, Thomas Rotherham, Archbishop of York, Page to Richard III, Sir William Catesby, Margaret Plantagenet, Sir Robert Brakenbury, John, a Priest, Sir Thomas Vaughan, John Howard, 1st Duke of Norfolk, Sir William Brandon, Sir Christopher Urswick, Miles Forrest, Keeper of the Tower, John Morton, Bishop of Ely, 2nd Murderer (Richard III), Margaret of Anjou, Scrivener, Anthony Woodville, 2nd Earl Rivers, Elizabeth of York, Edward IV of England, Cecily Neville, Duchess of York
genres: Classics, Drama, Theatre, Historical, Plays, School, Historical Fiction, Literature, Poetry, Fiction
ratings_count: 52277
places: Bosworth Field, Tower of London, London, England
series: Shakespeare's Minor Tetralogy, Wars of the Roses
publisher: Oxford University Press