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Richard III (Folger Shakespeare Library)
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Overview
Offers explanatory notes on pages facing the text of the play in which Richard, Duke of Gloucester, schemes to possess the throne, as well as an introduction to Shakespeare's language, life, and modern interpretations.
Publishers Description
Each edition includes: • Freshly edited text based on the best early printed version of the play • Full explanatory notes conveniently placed on pages facing the text of the play • Scene-by-scene plot summaries • A key to famous lines and phrases • An introduction to reading Shakespeare's language • An essay by an outstanding scholar providing a modern perspective on the play • Illustrations from the Folger Shakespeare Library's vast holdings of rare books Essay by Phyllis Rackin The Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C., is home to the world's largest collection of Shakespeare's printed works, and a magnet for Shakespeare scholars from around the globe. In addition to exhibitions open to the public throughout the year, the Folger offers a full calendar of performances and programs. For more information, visit www.folger.edu.
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Item Specifications...
Pages 369
Dimensions: Length: 1" Width: 4.25" Height: 6.75"
Weight: 0.45 lbs.
Binding Softcover
Release Date Jun 1, 2004
Publisher Simon & Schuster
ISBN 0743482840
EAN 9780743482844
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 | Great tragedy, probably not such great history Mar 7, 2010 |
This is Shakespeare's play about the villainous Richard III. It depicts Richard's vaulting ambition to become king and demonstrates the steps that he takes to ensure that, such as the death of his brother the Duke of Clarence and the murder of his cousins, the sons of his brother, Edward IV. His dismissive view of his wife, Anne Neville, too, is a part of his character.
His moves to consolidate his power, though, produce unrest. The play ends with his shouting for a horse and with his death in battle.
This play is one that I have a special feeling for. Many years ago, I had a small role as Brakenbury, the Lieutenant of the Tower. I had one good speech as I led a noble to his execution.
One observation: This play succeeds nicely as drama. However, as later accounts have shown, the Richard III of this play is not the Richard III of history. There are many questions still around, such as the true circumstances of the deaths of Edward's two sons. But the portrayal of Richard in this play simply does not stand up.
| | | | a good edition Sep 14, 2009 |
| I teach British Literature and find the price is right for my students, the book size is a bit too small, and the intoductory and closing notes and essay are very good. | | |  | PUBLISHED AT POPULAR LEVEL; GO FOR ARDEN INSTEAD FOR THIS TRAGEDY FOR OUR TIMES Sep 25, 2008 |
okay so Richard III was the Karl Rove of his day and then some and we have much to reflect upon our current killer politics now from observing this play. The immortal Shakespeare holds a mirror up to our present times; Richard even seduces a young lady (only for her power) over the dead body of her father-in-law the king, admitting killing him and her husband, lying he killed them for her beauty, and getting away with it. A tale for our machiavellian times, and then some.
But not in this edition
The long introduction combines a fake academese language (heavy use of passive voice, etc.) with other awkward styles (have they never read their The Elements of Style: The Original Edition; have they never read their Shakespeare!!) and with an unreleaved bardolatry (to steal the phrase from Shaw via Joyce). They too easily dismiss the conclusions of erspected scholars on the strength of their own weak voice and without solid refutation, merely mocking their findings.
This is the private Folger's Library, a great collection of early editions of the Bard, but not an especially scholarly center. Rather it is like the usurping Ignatius Critical Editions, much puff without any beef. And a noted elsewhere this edition physically resembles the poorly published trade paperbacks like the Signet so popular in our public high schools among the textbook purchasers, not the students.
THe lay-out also does not match the more traditional critical texts, with variorum in the middle of the page and footnotes beneath. Rather both are included as endnotes. Thus opening the book one sees the right page as script and the left page some brief explanations of words or lines, often leaving aside strangely words that might suggest an explanation (betide) and explaining words we all know, or ought to. (How many times and ways must you explain naught anyway?)
Please pass this up. For a goodly number of reasons, go for the King Richard III (Arden Shakespeare: Second Series) or the The Tragedy of King Richard III (Oxford World's Classics) | | |  | Portrait of a villain as an old man Jan 18, 2008 |
The play's appeal is disturbing. The self-proclaimed "naked villain", the murderer who knows neither pity nor regret, the conniving and lying viper is by far the most interesting character of the play. Richard's main merit is having Shakespeare speak for him. By virtue of spending more time on stage than any other character, Richard commands disproportionate attention from Shakespeare and enjoys the good fortune of Shakespearean language. From "the winter of our discontent" to "my kingdom for a horse", almost all memorable expressions are Richard's. For all his macabre plots, he is playful with language. He puns (as when he is treating "naught" as "naughty" in response to Brakenbury who is leading Clarence to the Tower). He cleverly finishes Margaret's long diatribe against him with a single "Margaret", sending the volley of her curse right back at her. He shows the widest range of emotion, from self-assured wisecracking to rambling rage.
For all his scheming evil, Richard has some remarkably attractive qualities. He can be disarmingly honest with himself and with the audience: he is surprised that Anne may see in him a "marv'los proper man" (he sees no such thing), he is fully aware that his "all not equals Edward's moiety" and that he "most plays the devil". Such self-reflection adds another dimension to Richard and compares favorably with simple self-involvement of some 20th century villains - certain heads of Communist and Nazi states. He is anything but a coward: at the end of the line, unhorsed, he continues to fight Richmond and despises Catesby's suggestion to withdraw.
The unquestionable evil that finds ways of being attractive creates an unsettling tension and sense of imbalance. Perhaps this is one of the qualities of great literature: it unobtrusively stirs up the embers of the reader's soul using its only poker - art. | | | | Classic Shakespeare (i.e., sheer genius) Nov 22, 2007 |
| It may not be Hamlet, but Richard III is still one of the finest works of literature ever created, in any medium. It's a classic piece of Shakespearian (and therefore, literary) character development, full of irony, wordplay, nuance, tension, imagery, and jaw-dropping poetic virtuosity. Shakespeare's Richard III is simply one of the most hypnotic and effectively portrayed characters of all time- he's a calculating, ruthless, cooly charismatic megalomaniac with bitter past and a knack for heroic feats of rhetoric. He's the quintessential antihero, a thoroughly despicable human being who is nonetheless incredibly fun to root for. Witnessing his swift, ruthless rise to power is a sheer visceral rush, and his monologues are deftly conceived works that drip with side poetry, cutting humor, and an almost charming sort of egotism. Reading or watching the play, one feels like they're the wicked king's confidante and co-conspirator, being allowed the unique privilege of peering into the amoral genius' twisted soul. The experience is exciting and cathartic. Of course, there's more to this play than one great character- the plot (which offers a seething glimpse of a chaotic post civil war England) is complex and engrossing, and sees Shakespeare hurling satirical darts at the corruption and pretensions of the nation's leaders. By allowing Richard to succeed by appealing to the greed, lust, and folly of those around him, Shakespeare sends a powerful warning about the cyclical nature and bottomless pitfalls of political villainy and oppression. At the same time, he paints a grim portrait of the ultimate outcomes of greed, egotism, selfishness, vengeance, and megalomania that still rings true to this day (and will probably do so until our species is extinct). Classic. | | | Write your own review about Richard III (Folger Shakespeare Library)
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