TY - BOOK AU - Shakespeare,William AU - Eccles,Mark TI - The tragedy of Richard the Third: with new and updated critical essays and a revised bibliography T2 - The Signet Classic Shakespeare SN - 9780451526953 AV - PR2821.A2 E25 1998 U1 - 822.3/3 21 PY - 1998/// CY - New York PB - Signet Classic KW - Richard KW - Kings and rulers in literature KW - Historical Drama KW - Tragedy KW - TH N2 - Richard III belongs to Shakespeare's folio of King Richard plays, and is the longest of his plays after Hamlet. It is classified variously as a tragedy and a history, showing the reign of Richard III in an unflattering light. The play's length springs in part from its reference to the other Richard plays, with which Shakespeare assumed his audience would be familiar. These references and characters are often edited out to create an abridged version when the play is performed for modern audiences ER -