- Paperback: 432 pages
- Publisher: Oxford Paperbacks; First edition thus edition (4 Jan 2001)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0192839934
- ISBN-13: 978-0192839930
- Product Dimensions: 19.4 x 13 x 2.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 279,882 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"Now is the winter of our discontent," intones Richard, Duke of Gloucester at the beginning of Shakespeare's Richard III, one of his most abidingly popular plays, and one of the most chilling portrayals of political tyranny ever seen on stage. Richard emerges from the chaos which surrounds the reign of Henry VI, already dramatised by Shakespeare earlier in his career, determined to become king by removing his elder brother Edward IV by convincing him that their brother Clarence is plotting against the crown. The deaths of both Clarence and Edward take Richard inexorably towards the crown, and the series of murders and conspiracies that Richard masterminds confirms his claim that "I am determined to prove a villain". Richard's political and sexual charisma are truly chilling, and his seduction of Lady Anne, over her husband's corpse is one of the most disturbing scenes in Shakespeare. At another level, the play is also a strongly anti-Yorkist play, which has a vested interest in portraying Richard as such as vicious tyrant before seeing him toppled, ushering in a period of rule which prefigured the Tudor dynasty of which Elizabeth I was herself a part. The play has had a deep and lasting influence on audiences and writers; Brecht rewrote the play as The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui, while both Laurance Olivier and Ian Mckellen have produced memorable film versions of Richard III, the latter updating the play into a 1930s fascist state ruled over by a Richard akin to Oswald Mosley. --Jerry Brotton
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"Richard III's stage history is especially interesting and well presented." Bibliotheque Humanisme
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0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Good cheap editition as far as text is concerned, but the notes are in German. Fine if you just want the plain text
2 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:Mass Market Paperback
This is my favortie Shakespeare play, simply because Richard is so evil and so power hungry. You have to get under his skin in order to like it: something many people are afraid to do. If you are able to sympathize with evil desires, then this play promises many rewards.
2 of 15 people found the following review helpful
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This book has proven to be Shakespeares best piece of work.In wich he conquers the protrayal of an evil master mind at his best.Please read and enjoy.
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