Richard II

About the lecture

In this module, we consider the play Richard II, focusing on: (i) a history play as tragedy, (ii) Richard as a human king, and (iii) the question of whether one can be a king and a human.

About the lecturer

John McRae is Special Professor of Language in Literature Studies and Teaching Associate in the School of English at Nottingham University, and holds Visiting Professorships in China, Malaysia, Spain and the USA. He is co-author of The Routledge History of Literature in English with Ron Carter, and also wrote The Language of Poetry, Literature with a Small 'l' and the first critical edition of Teleny by Oscar Wilde and others.