Richard II (Vol. 39) | Further Reading
FURTHER READING
Bennett, Kenneth C. "Climax and Anti-Climax in Richard II." Essays in Theatre 6, No. 2 (May 1988): 123-35.
Illustrates how Shakespeare structures Richard II to accommodate the anti-climax brought about by Richard's deposition.
Bloom, Allan. "Richard II" In Shakespeare as Political Thinker, edited by John Alvis and Thomas G. West, pp. 51-61. Durham, N.C.: Carolina Academic Press, 1981.
Explores the problems of kingship in Richard II, arguing that kingship has at its core both the divine and the criminal.
Bolton, W. F. "Ricardian Law Reports and Richard II" Shakespeare Studies 20 (1988): 53-65.
Discussion of legal terms and laws used by Shakespeare in Richard II.
Brooke, Nicholas. "Richard II" In Shakespeare's Early Tragedies, pp. 107-37. London: Methuen and Company, 1968.
Maintains that the play is structured rhetorically, which supports the...
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