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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... character of its predecessors , preserving the commitment to presenting the play as it has been shaped in history . While each individual volume will necessarily have its own emphasis in the light of the unique possibilities and ...
... character of its predecessors , preserving the commitment to presenting the play as it has been shaped in history . While each individual volume will necessarily have its own emphasis in the light of the unique possibilities and ...
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... 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 could do ...
... 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 could do ...
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... characters . He also registers different relationships by linguistic usage , notably in this play by some subtle distinctions in the use of ' thou ' and ' you ' : ' thou'usually has ' overtones either of affection towards intimates , or ...
... characters . He also registers different relationships by linguistic usage , notably in this play by some subtle distinctions in the use of ' thou ' and ' you ' : ' thou'usually has ' overtones either of affection towards intimates , or ...
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... characters humiliated , disguised and reduced to wretchedness in a visual emblem of the disorder produced by the actions of Lear and Gloucester . Hearing the dialogue spoken can also bring home possibilities easily missed in reading ...
... characters humiliated , disguised and reduced to wretchedness in a visual emblem of the disorder produced by the actions of Lear and Gloucester . Hearing the dialogue spoken can also bring home possibilities easily missed in reading ...
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... character suggests Lear's actions might be illegal , but I think it would have been impolitic , to say the least , for Shakespeare to introduce the idea overtly in a play that was staged before King James , and that was subject to ...
... character suggests Lear's actions might be illegal , but I think it would have been impolitic , to say the least , for Shakespeare to introduce the idea overtly in a play that was staged before King James , and that was subject to ...
Contents
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KING LEAR | 153 |
Two textual problems | 393 |
Lineation | 403 |
Abbreviations and references | 416 |
Index | 430 |
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