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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... give them to you , to praise him . It is yours that reade him . And there we hope , to your diuers capacities , you will finde enough , both to draw , and hold you : for his wit can no more lie hid , than it could be lost . Reade him ...
... give them to you , to praise him . It is yours that reade him . And there we hope , to your diuers capacities , you will finde enough , both to draw , and hold you : for his wit can no more lie hid , than it could be lost . Reade him ...
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Third Series William Shakespeare R.A. Foakes. play , and gives a coronet intended for Cordelia to Cornwall and Albany ; he acts imperiously all through the scene , and if he continues to wear a crown until his exit this would highlight ...
Third Series William Shakespeare R.A. Foakes. play , and gives a coronet intended for Cordelia to Cornwall and Albany ; he acts imperiously all through the scene , and if he continues to wear a crown until his exit this would highlight ...
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... give away his power , his distribution of his lands also , in contemporary terms , appears to have been illegal . ' Queen Elizabeth had sought advice from her counsel on whether she could dispose of property , and her counsel advised ...
... give away his power , his distribution of his lands also , in contemporary terms , appears to have been illegal . ' Queen Elizabeth had sought advice from her counsel on whether she could dispose of property , and her counsel advised ...
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... gives more prominence to the man and father . The play typically offers multiple perspectives on the characters and the ... give loud huzzas , To Garrick – only tears . A king , nay , every inch a king , Such Barry doth appear , But ...
... gives more prominence to the man and father . The play typically offers multiple perspectives on the characters and the ... give loud huzzas , To Garrick – only tears . A king , nay , every inch a king , Such Barry doth appear , But ...
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... give visual prominence to the business with the map . If Lear's action in scrawling boundaries , tearing or otherwise marking the map becomes the focal point , then he may be seen as essentially a patriarch redistributing his property ...
... give visual prominence to the business with the map . If Lear's action in scrawling boundaries , tearing or otherwise marking the map becomes the focal point , then he may be seen as essentially a patriarch redistributing his property ...
Contents
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KING LEAR | 153 |
Two textual problems | 393 |
Lineation | 403 |
Abbreviations and references | 416 |
Index | 430 |
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