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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... kind of objective correlative for the spiritual journey through life of suffering Man . So it may not seem extravagant for the claim to be made that ' the bent of the play is mythic : it abandons verisimilitude to find out truth , like ...
... kind of objective correlative for the spiritual journey through life of suffering Man . So it may not seem extravagant for the claim to be made that ' the bent of the play is mythic : it abandons verisimilitude to find out truth , like ...
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... kind of parallel to Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot and Endgame , and ' above all others the Shakespearean play of our time ' ( Kott , 162 ) . It has seemed to some the play of our time in being open to nihilistic interpretation as ...
... kind of parallel to Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot and Endgame , and ' above all others the Shakespearean play of our time ' ( Kott , 162 ) . It has seemed to some the play of our time in being open to nihilistic interpretation as ...
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... kind of paradoxical quality , embodying contradictions , and enriching meanings , as in Lear's desire to ' Unburdened crawl toward death ' ( 1.1.40 , F only ) , which is vividly qualified by the final entry of the dying old king ...
... kind of paradoxical quality , embodying contradictions , and enriching meanings , as in Lear's desire to ' Unburdened crawl toward death ' ( 1.1.40 , F only ) , which is vividly qualified by the final entry of the dying old king ...
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... kind of military greatcoat ( Donald Sinden , 1976 , and Michael Gambon , 1982 ) , as if he were a superannuated army officer , or simply in shirt and braces , like Robert Stephens ( Royal Shakespeare Theatre , 1993 ) . It may be that as ...
... kind of military greatcoat ( Donald Sinden , 1976 , and Michael Gambon , 1982 ) , as if he were a superannuated army officer , or simply in shirt and braces , like Robert Stephens ( Royal Shakespeare Theatre , 1993 ) . It may be that as ...
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... kind may be supported by reference to the strong satirical denunciation of greed and the power of gold , the “ common whore of mankind ' , in Timon of Athens ( 4.3.43 ) , a play probably close in date of composition to King Lear . The ...
... kind may be supported by reference to the strong satirical denunciation of greed and the power of gold , the “ common whore of mankind ' , in Timon of Athens ( 4.3.43 ) , a play probably close in date of composition to King Lear . The ...
Contents
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KING LEAR | 153 |
Two textual problems | 393 |
Lineation | 403 |
Abbreviations and references | 416 |
Index | 430 |
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