Richard II Unique features of the Signet Classic Shakespeare - An extensive overview of Shakespeare's life, world, and theater by the general editor of the Signet Classic Shakespeare series, Sylvan Barnet, Tufts University - Special introduction to the play by the editor, Kenneth Muir, University of Liverpool - A note on the text of Richard II - A note on the source from which Shakespeare derived Richard II - a generous selection from Raphael Holinshed's The Chronicles of England, Scotland, and Ireland - Dramatic criticism from the past and present: commentaries by Walter Pater, Richard D. Altick , Derek Traversi, S. Schoenbaum, and Graham Holderness - A comprehensive stage and screen history of notable actors, directors, and productions of Richard II, then and now - Text, notes, and commentaries printed in the clearest, most readable type - Up-to-date list of recommended readings