| Richard III Contributor(s): Shakespeare, William (Author), Raffel, Burton (Editor), Bloom, Harold (Contribution by) |
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ISBN: 0300122020 ISBN-13: 9780300122022 Publisher: Yale University Press OUR PRICE: $6.26 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2008 Annotation: Treacherous, power-hungry, untempered by moral restraint, and embittered by physical deformity, Richard, the younger brother of King Edward IV, is ablaze with ambition to take England's throne. "Richard III," Shakespeare's long chronicle of Richard's machinations to be king, is a tale of murder upon murder. He gains the throne, but only briefly. In a terrible dream, the ghosts of his victims visit the now-despised monarch to foretell his demise. Richard's death in battle the next day concludes his reign of evil, ushering in at last a new and hopeful era of peace for England. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Drama | Shakespeare |
| Dewey: 812.54 |
| LCCN: 2007036416 |
| Lexile Measure: 1130 |
| Series: Annotated Shakespeare |
| Physical Information: 0.66" H x 5.08" W x 7.72" (0.44 lbs) 256 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Treacherous, power-hungry, untempered by moral restraint, and embittered by physical deformity, Richard, the younger brother of King Edward IV, is ablaze with ambition to take England's throne. Richard III, Shakespeare's long chronicle of Richard's machinations to be king, is a tale of murder upon murder. He gains the throne, but only briefly. In a terrible dream, the ghosts of his victims visit the now-despised monarch to foretell his demise. Richard's death in battle the next day concludes his reign of evil, ushering in at last a new and hopeful era of peace for England. |