Synopses & Reviews
The Cambridge Student Guide to King Richard III provides explanatory notes and guidance to help students understand the play and its many contexts.
Synopsis
The Cambridge Student Guide to King Richard III has been written for advanced level students of English literature. It includes a range of background information and support to aid their understanding of the issues and themes related to the text. The content of each book in the series follows the pattern of an introduction; detailed running commentary on the text; insight into historical, social and cultural contexts; analysis of the language; an overview of critical approaches and different interpretations; essay-writing tips and lists of recommended resources.
Synopsis
What is King Richard III about? This Cambridge Student Guide will help students to evaluate the historical, social and cultural contexts for a broader understanding of Shakespeare's play. Contents include an introduction; detailed running commentary on the text; insight into historical, social and cultural contexts; analysis of the language; an overview of critical approaches and different interpretations; essay-writing tips and lists of recommended resources.
Synopsis
Cambridge Student Guides to Shakespeare provide explanatory notes and guidance to help form the basis for the understanding of each play. The series is aimed at students from 16 years upwards, in schools, colleges and universities throughout the world.n
Table of Contents
Cambridge Student Guides to Hamlet; Romeo and Juliet; The Merchant of Venice; Othello; Richard III; Julius Caesar; The Winter’s Tale; As You Like It; Twelfth Night; Much Ado About Nothing; King Lear; Macbeth.n