{"product_id":"richard-ii","title":"Richard II","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eRichard II\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eWilliam Shakespeare\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9781840227208\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eWordsworth Editions Ltd\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2013\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003eClassic Edition\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e144\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eExcellent, unmarked copy with little wear and tight binding. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\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 \u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\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\/p\u003e \u003cp\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\/p\u003e \u003cp\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\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Wordsworth Editions Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Richard II | William Shakespeare | Paperback | 9781840227208 | Used: Like New | Back Stacks R 1753114","offer_id":48958741315736,"sku":"1753114","price":10.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/71hya2qQX-L.jpg?v=1777831463","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/richard-ii","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}