Contribution to Book
Play, Death, and History in Richard II
Critical Essays on Shakespeare's _Richard II_
(1999)
Abstract
This essay uses Sx's _Richard II_ to demonstrate the increasing concern with the openness of history in Shakespeare and his culture. The structure of the play acknowledges contingency and irrational dynamics in behavior that shape historical process.
Disciplines
Publication Date
1999
Editor
Kirby Farrell
Publisher
GK Hall
Citation Information
kirby farrell. "Play, Death, and History in Richard II" NYCCritical Essays on Shakespeare's _Richard II_ (1999) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/kirby_farrell1/11/