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 xiii
... action have been removed to the textual notes or commentary . In the text itself , unfamiliar typographic conventions have been avoided in order to minimize obstacles to the reader . Elided forms in the early texts are spelt out in full ...
... action have been removed to the textual notes or commentary . In the text itself , unfamiliar typographic conventions have been avoided in order to minimize obstacles to the reader . Elided forms in the early texts are spelt out in full ...
Page 1
... action , its language and its imagery , have encouraged many to see the play in terms of universal values , as a kind of objective correlative for the spiritual journey through life of suffering Man . So it may not seem extravagant for ...
... action , its language and its imagery , have encouraged many to see the play in terms of universal values , as a kind of objective correlative for the spiritual journey through life of suffering Man . So it may not seem extravagant for ...
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... action and characters . Some account of ways in which the play has been staged and some reflections on critical responses to it are woven into the narrative ; the stage and critical history of the play is so rich that no introduction ...
... action and characters . Some account of ways in which the play has been staged and some reflections on critical responses to it are woven into the narrative ; the stage and critical history of the play is so rich that no introduction ...
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... action of the play might be staged ; and , thirdly , to open up some of the inexhaustible possibilities for shaping and interpreting the play . The life a play has in the mind may be very different from the life it has on the stage ...
... action of the play might be staged ; and , thirdly , to open up some of the inexhaustible possibilities for shaping and interpreting the play . The life a play has in the mind may be very different from the life it has on the stage ...
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... action and effects , processions , fights , disguises , torches , weapons , deaths , torture ( the blinding of Gloucester ) and even an imagined fall off a cliff , all designed for an open stage like that at the Globe ( see Fig . 1 ) ...
... action and effects , processions , fights , disguises , torches , weapons , deaths , torture ( the blinding of Gloucester ) and even an imagined fall off a cliff , all designed for an open stage like that at the Globe ( see Fig . 1 ) ...
Contents
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KING LEAR | 153 |
Two textual problems | 393 |
Lineation | 403 |
Abbreviations and references | 416 |
Index | 430 |
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