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　　Eminent Shakespearean scholars Jonathan Bate and EricRasmussen provide a fresh new edition of Richard II,chronologically the first of the eight plays in Shakespeare’sHistory Cycle, which marks the beginning of a great schism withinthe nobility of England that will leave the nation riven by bloodyconflict for the next hundred years. This volume also includes morethan a hundred pages of exclusive features, including:
　　
　　? an original Introduction to Richard II
　　? incisive scene-by-scene synopsis and analysis with vital factsabout the work
　　? commentary on past and current productions based on interviewswith leading directors, actors, and designers
　　? photographs of key RSC productions
　　? an overview of Shakespeare’s theatrical career and chronologyof his plays

Eminent Shakespearean scholars Jonathan Bate and Eric
Rasmussen provide a fresh new edition of Richard II,
chronologically the first of the eight plays in Shakespeare’s
History Cycle, which marks the beginning of a great schism within
the nobility of England that will leave the nation riven by bloody
conflict for the next hundred years. This volume also includes more
than a hundred pages of exclusive features, including: 
　　 
　　? an original Introduction to Richard II 
　　? incisive scene-by-scene synopsis and analysis with vital facts
about the work 
　　? commentary on past and current productions based on interviews
with leading directors, actors, and designers 
　　? photographs of key RSC productions 
　　? an overview of Shakespeare’s theatrical career and chronology
of his plays 
　　 
　　Ideal for students, theater professionals, and general readers,
these modern and accessible editions from the Royal Shakespeare
Company set a new standard in Shakespearean literature for the
twenty-first century.

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作者简介

　　William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon in April1564, and his birth is traditionally celebrated on April 23. Thefacts of his life, known from surviving documents, are sparse. Hewas one of eight children born to John Shakespeare, a merchant ofsome standing in his community. William probably went to the King’sNew School in Stratford, but he had no university education. InNovember 1582, at the age of eighteen, he married Anne Hathaway,eight years his senior, who was pregnant with their first child,Susanna. She was born on May 26, 1583. Twins, a boy, Hamnet ( whowould die at age eleven), and a girl, Judith, were born in 1585. By1592 Shakespeare had gone to London working as an actor and alreadyknown as a playwright. A rival dramatist, Robert Greene, referredto him as “an upstart crow, beautified with our feathers.”Shakespeare became a principal shareholder and playwright of thesuccessful acting troupe, the Lord Chamberlain’s Men (later underJames I, called the King’ s Men). In 1599 the Lord Chamberlain’sMen built and occupied the Globe Theater in Southwark near theThames River. Here many of Shakespeare’s plays were performed bythe most famous actors of his time, including Richard Burbage, WillKempe, and Robert Armin. In addition to his 37 plays, Shakespearehad a hand in others, including Sir Thomas More and The Two NobleKinsmen, and he wrote poems, including Venus and Adonis and TheRape of Lucrece. His 154 sonnets were published, probably withouthis authorization, in 1609. In 1611 or 1612 he gave up his lodgingsin London and devoted more and more time to retirement inStratford, though he continued writing such plays as The Tempestand Henry VII until about 1613. He died on April 23 1616, and wasburied in Holy Trinity Church, Stratford. No collected edition ofhis plays was published during his life-time, but in 1623 twomembers of his acting company, John Heminges and Henry Condell, puttogether the great collection now called the First Folio.

William Shakespeare was 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
was one of eight children born to John Shakespeare, a merchant of
some standing in his community. William probably went to the King’s
New School in Stratford, but he had no university education. In
November 1582, at the age of eighteen, he married Anne Hathaway,
eight years his senior, who was pregnant with their first child,
Susanna. She was born on May 26, 1583. Twins, a boy, Hamnet ( who
would die at age eleven), and a girl, Judith, were born in 1585. By
1592 Shakespeare had gone to London working as an actor and already
known as a playwright. A rival dramatist, Robert Greene, referred
to him as “an upstart crow, beautified with our feathers.”
Shakespeare became a principal shareholder and playwright of the
successful acting troupe, the Lord Chamberlain’s Men (later under
James I, called the King’ s Men). In 1599 the Lord Chamberlain’s
Men built and occupied the Globe Theater in Southwark near the
Thames River. Here many of Shakespeare’s plays were performed by
the most famous actors of his time, including Richard Burbage, Will
Kempe, and Robert Armin. In addition to his 37 plays, Shakespeare
had a hand in others, including Sir Thomas More and The Two Noble
Kinsmen, and he wrote poems, including Venus and Adonis and The
Rape of Lucrece. His 154 sonnets were published, probably without
his authorization, in 1609. In 1611 or 1612 he gave up his lodgings
in London and devoted more and more time to retirement in
Stratford, though he continued writing such plays as The Tempest
and Henry VII until about 1613. He died on April 23 1616, and was
buried in Holy Trinity Church, Stratford. No collected edition of
his plays was published during his life-time, but in 1623 two
members of his acting company, John Heminges and Henry Condell, put
together the great collection now called the First Folio.

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目　　录

ntroduction
Lyric Tragedy
The Essex Connection
The King's Two Bodies
tbout the Text
Key Facts
The Life and Death of King Richard the Second
Textual Notes
Quarto Passages That Do Not Appear in the Folio
Oaths from the Quarto
Scene-by-Scene Analysis
Richard II in Performance: The RSC and Beyond
　Four Centuries of Richard II: An Overview
　At the RSC

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