DEEP: Database of Early English Playbooks

1634 Shakespeare, William Richard the Third

Reference Information

DEEP #: 232
Greg #: 142j
STC/Wing #: 22321
Record Type: Single-Play Playbook
Play Type: Adult Professional
Genre (Annals): History
 
Book Edition: 8
Play Edition: 10
Format: Quarto
Leaves: 46
Date of First Publication: 1597
Date of First Production: 1592 [1591-1593]
Company of First Production: Unknown
Company Attribution: King's Men
 
Total Editions: 8 quartos, 2 folios in collection

Title-Page Features

Title: THE TRAGEDIE OF KING RICHARD THE THIRD. Contayning his treacherous Plots, against his brother Clarence: The pitifull murder of his innocent Nephewes: his tyranous vsurpation: with the whole course of his detested life, and most deserued death.
Author: Written by William Shake-speare.
Performance: As it hath beene Acted by the Kings Maiesties Seruants.
Imprint: LONDON, Printed by IOHN NORTON. 1634.

Paratextual Material

None

Stationer Information

Printer: Norton, John (2)
Entries in Stationers' Register: Oct 20, 1597: Entered to Andrew Wise: "The tragedie of kinge Richard the Third with the death of the duke of Clarence".
Jun 25, 1603: Transferred from Andrew Wise to Matthew Law: "iij enterludes or playes. The ffirst is of Richard the .3. ... all kinges."
 
Additional Notes: William Shakespeare: A Textual Companion dates the first production to 1592-1593; Annals dates it to 1592 [1591-1592].