Shakespearean Criticism

Richard III (Vol. 73) | Further Reading

FURTHER READING

CRITICISM

Alleva, Richard. Review of Richard III. Commonweal 123 (19 April 1996): 18-19.

Review of director Richard Loncraine's film adaptation of Richard III that contends the work offers a fascinating abstract of Shakespeare's drama, but forsakes too many of its original details.

Bridges, Linda. Review of Richard III. National Review 49 (15 September 1997): 80.

Includes a brief comment on a 1997 production of Richard III at Stratford, Ontario. Comparing it with the famous Laurence Olivier film version, the critic finds this stage production truer to Shakespeare's text but less energetic and vibrant.

Brooke, Stopford A. “Richard III.” In On Ten Plays of Shakespeare, 1905. Reprint, pp. 100-26. London: Constable and Company, 1954.

Considers Richard III to be unique among Shakespeare's dramatic works, particularly in its...

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