Richard II [Hardcover]

This Handbook provides an introductory guide toRichard IIoffering a scene-by-scene theatrically aware commentary, contextual documents, a brief history of the text and first performances, case studies of three or four key performances and productions, a survey of film and TV adaptations, a wide sampling of critical opinion and further reading.

JEREMY LOPEZ is Assistant Professor of English at the University of Toronto, Canada. He is the author of Theatrical Convention and Audience Response in Early Modern Drama (Cambridge University Press, 2003), an experienced director and the theatre review editor of the Shakespeare Bulletin.
JEREMY LOPEZ is Assistant Professor of English at the University of Toronto, Canada. He is the author of Theatrical Convention and Audience Response in Early Modern Drama (Cambridge University Press, 2003), an experienced director and the theatre review editor of the Shakespeare Bulletin.

General Editor'sPreface
Preface
Acknowledgements
The Text andEarly Performances
Commentary
The Play's Sources and Cultural Context
Critical Assessments
Key Productions and Performances
The Play on Screen
Further Reading
Index.