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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Page xi
... Quarto of King Lear ( 1608 ) ( courtesy of the Huntington Library , California ) 21 Title - page of the Quarto of King Leir ( 1605 ) ( courtesy of the Huntington Library , California ) 76 77 112 114 22 Quarto text of King Lear 3.1.17–34 ...
... Quarto of King Lear ( 1608 ) ( courtesy of the Huntington Library , California ) 21 Title - page of the Quarto of King Leir ( 1605 ) ( courtesy of the Huntington Library , California ) 76 77 112 114 22 Quarto text of King Lear 3.1.17–34 ...
Page xii
... quarto and folio editions , the texts are presented in fully modernized form , with a textual apparatus that records all substantial divergences from those early printings . The notes and introductions focus on the conditions and ...
... quarto and folio editions , the texts are presented in fully modernized form , with a textual apparatus that records all substantial divergences from those early printings . The notes and introductions focus on the conditions and ...
Page xv
... quarto ' ( that is , a text either heavily adapted , or reconstructed from memory , or both ) , the divergences from the present edition are too great to be recorded in full in the notes . In these cases the editions will include a ...
... quarto ' ( that is , a text either heavily adapted , or reconstructed from memory , or both ) , the divergences from the present edition are too great to be recorded in full in the notes . In these cases the editions will include a ...
Page xvii
... Quarto and Folio in 3.1 , discussed briefly in Appendix 1 , is analysed more fully in an essay in Shakespeare Survey , 49 ( 1997 ) , 217-23 . I have considered the importance of the crown in the play in ' King Lear : monarch or senior ...
... Quarto and Folio in 3.1 , discussed briefly in Appendix 1 , is analysed more fully in an essay in Shakespeare Survey , 49 ( 1997 ) , 217-23 . I have considered the importance of the crown in the play in ' King Lear : monarch or senior ...
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... Quarto of 1608 and the first Folio of 1623 , which differ in many respects . The next part of the introduction comments on the more important differences between these texts in considering the question of revision or adaptation , and ...
... Quarto of 1608 and the first Folio of 1623 , which differ in many respects . The next part of the introduction comments on the more important differences between these texts in considering the question of revision or adaptation , and ...
Contents
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KING LEAR | 153 |
Two textual problems | 393 |
Lineation | 403 |
Abbreviations and references | 416 |
Index | 430 |
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