King Lear: Third SeriesBloomsbury Publishing, 2014 M09 25 - 455 pages 'By far the best edition of King Lear - in respect of both textual and other matters - that we now have.'John Lyon, English Language Notes'This volume is a treasure-trove of precise information and stimulating comments on practically every aspect of the Lear-universe. I know of no other edition which I would recommend with such confidence: to students, professional colleagues and also the 'educated public'.'Dieter Mehl, Shakespeare Jahrbuch, vol 134 |
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... INTRODUCTION Both the introduction and the commentary are designed to present the plays as texts for performance , and make appropriate reference to stage , film and television versions , as well as introducing the reader to the range ...
... INTRODUCTION Both the introduction and the commentary are designed to present the plays as texts for performance , and make appropriate reference to stage , film and television versions , as well as introducing the reader to the range ...
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... Introduction is reworked from this book . My ideas about the role of the Fool were developed in “ Textual Revision and the Fool in “ King Lear ” ' , Trivium , 20 ( 1985 ) , 33–47 . The problem of textual differences between Quarto and ...
... Introduction is reworked from this book . My ideas about the role of the Fool were developed in “ Textual Revision and the Fool in “ King Lear ” ' , Trivium , 20 ( 1985 ) , 33–47 . The problem of textual differences between Quarto and ...
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Third Series William Shakespeare R.A. Foakes. This page intentionally left blank INTRODUCTION King Lear stands like a colossus at the centre.
Third Series William Shakespeare R.A. Foakes. This page intentionally left blank INTRODUCTION King Lear stands like a colossus at the centre.
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... Shakespeare's ' greatest achievement ' but ' too huge for the stage ' ( Bradley , 247 , 261 ) persisted into the twentieth century . It is in the decades since the Second World War that King Lear has come to be fully accepted 1 ...
... Shakespeare's ' greatest achievement ' but ' too huge for the stage ' ( Bradley , 247 , 261 ) persisted into the twentieth century . It is in the decades since the Second World War that King Lear has come to be fully accepted 1 ...
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... introduction is mainly concerned to illustrate some of the different ways in which we can find ourselves reflected in this most capacious of plays , which is so many - faceted that it invites multiple interpretations . This first part ...
... introduction is mainly concerned to illustrate some of the different ways in which we can find ourselves reflected in this most capacious of plays , which is so many - faceted that it invites multiple interpretations . This first part ...
Contents
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KING LEAR | 153 |
Two textual problems | 393 |
Lineation | 403 |
Abbreviations and references | 416 |
Index | 430 |
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