Richard II (Shakespeare, Signet Classic)
Description
This is the first part of the 'Henriad', continued with the two parts of Henry IV and concluded by Henry V. William Shakespeare's Richard II is a history play dramatizing the rebellion of Henry Bolingbroke, that would eventually see him made King of England. This Penguin Shakespeare edition is edited by Stanley Wells with an introduction by Paul Edmondson. 'Not all the water in the rough rude sea Can wash the balm off from an anointed king'. Banishing his cousin, Bolingbroke, King Richard II prevents a dispute from turning bloody. But Richard is an arrogant and desp...
ISBN(s)
0451505913, 9780451505910
