Richard II: A True King's Fall

Warner, Kathryn

ISBN 10: 1445694417 / ISBN 13: 9781445694412

Editore: Amberley Publishing, 2019

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Riassunto:

Richard II is a figure famous in England's national myths the king who went insane, the narcissist, the tyrant of Shakespeare's play. History regards his rule either as that of a superhuman monarch or a crazed and vicious ruler. But Richard II was a complex and conflicted man a person with faults and shortcomings thrust into a role that demanded greatness. In this book, Kathryn Warner returns with the first modern biography of Richard II in decades, to paint a portrait of the king with all of his strengths and imperfections left in the picture. An aesthete and patron of the arts as well as a person troubled by a much-maligned personality disorder, Richard II here emerges from behind the mask of a theatrical character.

Informazioni sull'autore: Kathryn Warner holds two degrees in medieval history from the University of Manchester. She is considered a foremost expert on Edward II and an article from her on the subject was published in the English Historical Review. She has run a website about him since 2005 and a Facebook page about him since 2010 and has carved out a strong online presence as an expert on Edward II and the fourteenth century in general. Kathryn teaches Business English as a foreign language and lives between Dusseldorf and Cumbria.

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Titolo: Richard II: A True King's Fall
Casa editrice: Amberley Publishing
Data di pubblicazione: 2019
Legatura: paperback
Condizione: Very Good