Diese Ausgabe wurde vollständig restauriert, mit moderner Typografie, individuellem Coverdesign und korrigierter Formatierung. Richard III. öffnet den Blick auf die düstersten Möglichkeiten von Macht, Sprache und Selbstinszenierung. Das Werk zeigt, wie politischer Ehrgeiz sich in rhetorische Brillanz verwandelt und wie eine charismatische Stimme eine ganze Weltordnung erschüttern kann. Gerade darin liegt seine bleibende Faszination: In konzentrierter Form entfaltet sich ein Drama über die ...

'Not all the water in the rough rude seaCan wash the balm off from an anointed king'Richard, a vain, despotic ruler, listens only to his flatterers. When his cousin Bolingbroke, previously banished, returns to seize the crown, Richard discovers that the throne given to him by God can be taken from him by men. Depicting a tortured and morally ambivalent soul wearing the 'hollow crown', whose illusions are brutally shattered, this tragic history play unravels the idea of kings...

After the bloody battle at Tewksbury and the second dethroning of Henry VI, England and its citizens are finally able to enjoy peace under the reign of Edward IV. The remaining Lancastrian leaders are either killed or scattered to the four winds. Within the kingdom, not everyone is happy with their new king—and when Edward falls ill, his power-hungry brother Richard, the Duke of Gloucester, sees his chance and prepares to kill anyone who stands between him and the throne. Richard puts into...

The final thrilling instalment of The William Kite Naval Adventures.The American Revolution is in full swing, with Yankee privateers swarming in British waters. For ship-owners like Captain William Kite of Liverpool, ruin is only a gun-shot away.When providence strikes the embattled Kite yet again, he is desperate to restore his fortune and travels to London for a final throw of the dice. He travels from the smoky air of the city to the thunderous discharge...

"Not all the water in the rough rude seaCan wash the balm from an anointed king."Kobo Originals presents this complete, unabridged edition of William Shakespeare's RICHARD II in fully accessible ePub format.Original cover illustration and design by Jenny Zemanek.

We rely on your support to help us keep producing beautiful, free, and unrestricted editions of literature for the digital age. Will you support our efforts with a donation ? Against the advice of his counselors, Richard II has been taking money from England's coffers and spending it on fashion and close friends. In order to continue his wasteful spending, he raises taxes on the commoners and leases portions of English land to wealthy noblemen. He also sees an opportunity to seize more lan...

A wonderful classic recording of some of the greatest actors performing Shakespeare for the first time release on digital download.Richard II is the main character of the play. The first Act begins with King Richard sitting majestically on his throne in full state. We learn that Henry Bolingbroke, Richard's cousin, is having a dispute with Thomas Mowbray, and they both want the king to act as judge. The subject of the quarrel is Bolingbroke's accusation that Mowbray had squandered ...

Entdecken Sie die dunkle Faszination von Macht und Intrige in Shakespeares Meisterwerk!In "Richard III" entfaltet sich ein packendes Drama voller Verrat, Ambition und skrupelloser Machtspiele. Tauchen Sie ein in die Welt des berüchtigten Königs Richard III., dessen unstillbarer Durst nach dem Thron Englands ihn zu einem der faszinierendsten und komplexesten Schurken der Literaturgeschichte macht.Shakespeares "Richard III" ist ein zeitloses ...

Judge Richard Posner is one of the great legal minds of our age, on par with such generation-defining judges as Holmes, Hand, and Friendly. A judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit and the principal exponent of the enormously influential law and economics movement, he writes provocative books as a public intellectual, receives frequent media attention, and has been at the center of some very high-profile legal spats. He is also a member of an increasingly rare breed-jud...

Der körperlich entstellte Richard bahnt sich mit beispielloser Skrupellosigkeit und rhetorischem Geschick den Weg zum englischen Thron. Er manipuliert, betrügt und mordet jeden, der ihm im Weg steht, während er das Publikum als zynischer Vertrauter an seinen Plänen teilhaben lässt. Das Stück ist das Porträt eines charismatischen Bösewichts, dessen Schreckensherrschaft schließlich in einsamer Verzweiflung endet.

This No Fear Shakespeare ebook gives you the complete text of Richard IIIand an easy-to-understand translation.Each No Fear Shakespeare containsThe complete text of the original playA line-by-line translation that puts Shakespeare into everyday languageA complete list of characters with descriptionsPlenty of helpful commentary

The second instalment of The William Kite Naval Adventures, full of battle and intrigue.The Seven Years War is over, and William Kite is now a successful ship-owner in Liverpool, happily married and gradually taking over the running of the business. But tranquility can only last so long.When deception and tragedy strike, the devastated Kite goes back to sea. Far from recovering his fortune, Kite becomes enmeshed in the beginnings of the American Revolution ...