Leben und Tod Königs Richard des zweyten by William Shakespeare
"Leben und Tod Königs Richard des zweyten" by William Shakespeare is a history play written in 1595. It dramatizes the final two years of King Richard II's reign, chronicling the political conspiracies that lead to his downfall. When Richard banishes his cousin Henry Bolingbroke and seizes his inheritance, he sets in motion his own destruction. Bolingbroke returns with an army, sparking a power struggle that will determine England's future. The first work
in Shakespeare's Henriad tetralogy, the play explores themes of legitimacy, power, and the tragic consequences of poor leadership. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 |
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| Translator | Wieland, Christoph Martin, 1733-1813 |
| Uniform Title | King Richard II. German |
| Title | Leben und Tod Königs Richard des zweyten |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_II_(play) |
| Credits | Produced by Delphine Lettau |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 78.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | German |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | Richard II, King of England, 1367-1400 -- Drama |
| Subject | Historical drama |
| Subject | Great Britain -- History -- Richard II, 1377-1399 -- Drama |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 7323 |
| Release Date | Jan 1, 2005 |
| Most Recently Updated | Dec 30, 2020 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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