{"product_id":"richard-ii-paperback-1","title":"Richard II - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWilliam Shakespeare\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eFrances E. Dolan\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eFrances E. Dolan\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe acclaimed Pelican Shakespeare series, now in a dazzling new series design\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The Pelican Shakespeare series features authoritative and meticulously researched texts paired with scholarship by renowned Shakespeareans. Each book includes an essay on the theatrical world of Shakespeare's time, an introduction to the individual play, and a detailed note on the text used. Updated by general editors Stephen Orgel and A. R. Braunmuller, these easy-to-read editions incorporate over thirty years of Shakespeare scholarship undertaken since the original series, edited by Alfred Harbage, appeared between 1956 and 1967. With stunning new covers designed by Manuja Waldia, definitive texts, and illuminating essays, the Pelican Shakespeare will remain a valued resource for students, teachers, and theater professionals for many years to come. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis edition of \u003ci\u003eRichard II \u003c\/i\u003eis edited with an introduction by Francis E. Dolan. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam Shakespeare \u003c\/b\u003ewas born in Stratford-upon-Avon in April 1564, and his birth is traditionally celebrated on April 23. The facts of his life, known from surviving documents, are sparse. He died on April 23, 1616, and was buried in Holy Trinity Church, Stratford. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eStephen Orgel\u003c\/b\u003e is the Jackson Eli Reynolds Professor of the Humanities at Stanford University and general editor of the Cambridge Studies in Renaissance Literature and Culture. He has edited Ben Johnson's masques, Christopher Marlowe's poems and translations, and many other classics. His books include \u003ci\u003eImagining Shakespeare\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Authentic Shakespeare\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eImpersonations: The Performance of Gender in Shakespeare's England\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Illusion of Power\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eA. R. Braunmuller \u003c\/b\u003eis a professor of English and Comparative Literature at the University of California at Los Angeles. He has written critical volumes on George Peele and George Chapman and has edited plays in both the Oxford (\u003ci\u003eKing John\u003c\/i\u003e) and Cambridge (\u003ci\u003eMacbeth\u003c\/i\u003e) series of Shakespeare editions. He is also general editor of The New Cambridge Shakespeare. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eManuja Waldia\u003c\/b\u003e is an illustrator and visual designer, living in Indianapolis. She graduated from the Milwaukee Institute of Art \u0026amp; Design in 2014. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrances Dolan\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor of English at the University of California, Davis. A past president of the Shakespeare Association of America, she has edited six Shakespeare plays. She has also published five books and numerous articles in journals and edited collections.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 7.5 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 07, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51762751635744,"sku":"9780143130215","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/1268e1fc137cb89b18767bcbfd0d82b7.webp?v=1780225232","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/richard-ii-paperback-1","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}