{"product_id":"richard-ii-w10","title":"William Shakespeare: Richard II (Wordsworth Classics) [2013] paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdited, introduced and annotated by Cedric Watts, M.A., Ph.D., Emeritus Professor of English, University of Sussex.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cem\u003eRichard II \u003c\/em\u003eis one of Shakespeare's finest works: lucid, eloquent, and boldly structured. It can be seen as a tragedy, or a historical play, or a political drama, or as one part of a vast dramatic cycle which helped to generate England's national identity. Today, to some of us, \u003cem\u003eRichard II \u003c\/em\u003emay appear conservative; but, in Shakespeare's day, it could appear subversive: 'I am Richard II', declared an indignant Queen Elizabeth.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNumerous recent revivals in the theatre and on screen have demonstrated the enduring power and poignancy of this drama of the downfall of an egoistic but pitiable monarch.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cem\u003eRichard II \u003c\/em\u003eis the seventeenth volume in the Wordsworth Classics' Shakespeare Series, in which each volume has been freshly edited by Cedric Watts.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Shakespeare, William \u0026 Watts, Professor Cedric, M.A. Ph.D. (Eme \u0026 Carabine, Keith","offers":[{"title":"Good","offer_id":47190462562643,"sku":"XG81840227208","price":2.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"New","offer_id":42052700897465,"sku":"9781840227208","price":4.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/shakespeare-william-watts-professor-cedric-m-a-ph-d-eme-carabine-keith-william-shakespeare-richard-ii-wordsworth-classics-2013-paperback-52544871596371.jpg?v=1697128337","url":"https:\/\/chaptersbookstore.pro\/products\/richard-ii-w10","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}