Shakespeare's Richard III

Hello, everyone! I would like to read Shakespeare's RIII again. Can
someone recommend a well-annoted modern edition? Thanks! Nina

Hi Nina,

I'm not sure what your goal is for a "modern" annotated Shakespeare's
RIII, but I suspect the annotations would have more to do with the
language, Shakespeare, and possibly Elizabethan England than to discuss
the play's historical accuracy (or lack thereof). You might have to
resort to reading some articles on the r3 web pages, including
"Strutting and Fretting His Hour Upon the Stage"
<http://www.r3.org/judy.html> by Judy R. Weinsoft and the articles
about the play here <http://www.r3.org/onstage/index.html> and many
more articles that can be found at the American Branch
<http://www.r3.org/intro.html> website.

Joan
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> Hello, everyone! I would like to read Shakespeare's RIII again. Can
> someone recommend a well-annoted modern edition? Thanks! Nina
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Thanks very much for those links, Joan, which I shall read with interest. No, my interest in Shakespeare's play is not a belief in Tudor propaganda! I remember the play from school, and want to read it again. I love Shakespeare. Currently reading Bill Bryson's very good book about him which, refreshingly, doesn't jump to a single conclusion!
Best wishes, Nina

Hi Nina - A generally
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Thanks very much for those links, Joan, which I shall read with interest. No, my interest in Shakespeare's play is not a belief in Tudor propaganda! I remember the play from school, and want to read it again. I love Shakespeare. Currently reading Bill Bryson's very good book about him which, refreshingly, doesn't jump to a single conclusion!
Best wishes, Nina

Hi Nina - A generally respected Shakespeare edition is the Arden Shakespeare, very thoroughly annotated with footnotes, and the 1987 paperback I bought also has Appendices with extracts from sources including Edward Hall, which you won't easily find outside specialist libraries.
Regards, Annette


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Sent: Friday, October 21, 2011 4:21 PM
Subject: Re: Shakespeare's Richard III



Thanks very much for those links, Joan, which I shall read with interest. No, my interest in Shakespeare's play is not a belief in Tudor propaganda! I remember the play from school, and want to read it again. I love Shakespeare. Currently reading Bill Bryson's very good book about him which, refreshingly, doesn't jump to a single conclusion!
Best wishes, Nina

Thanks, Annette! A good (allegedly) second-hand copy of the Arden is winging its way to me as I write. Best wishes, Nina


> Hi Nina - A generally respected Shakespeare edition is the Arden Shakespeare, very thoroughly annotated with footnotes, and the 1987 paperback I bought also has Appendices with extracts from sources including Edward Hall, which you won't easily find outside specialist libraries.
> Regards, Annette
>