"An extraordinary artistic achievement, Richard II remains one of Shakespeareâ s most satisfyingly ambiguous plays and expertly-penned exercises in shifting audience sympathies. Pendletonâ s even-handed introduction and judicious supplements to Kittredgeâ s annotations lay out the playâ s issues in a way that make its delightful poignancy even more available to readers. Especially useful are Pendletonâ s extensive in-text performance notes, which recount how film versions deal with the challenges and possibilities the play presents"â James Wells, Muskingum UniversityGeorge Lyman Kittredgeâ s insightful editions of Shakespeare have endured in part because of this eclecticism, his diversity of interests, and his wide-ranging accomplishmentsâ all of which are reflected in the valuable notes in each volume. The plays in the New Kittredge Shakespeare series retain the original Kittredge notes and introductions, changed or augmented only when some modernization seems necessary. These new editions also include introductory essays by contemporary editors, notes on the plays as they have been performed on stage and film, and additional student materials.These plays are being made available by Focus Publishing with the permission of the Kittredge heirs.