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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... Midsummer Night's Dream ( New Cambridge Shakespeare ) . He has written extensively on King Lear in his book , Hamlet versus Lear , Cultural Politics and Shakespeare's Art ( 1993 ) . For my beloved Mary Thou'lt come no more , Never.
... Midsummer Night's Dream ( New Cambridge Shakespeare ) . He has written extensively on King Lear in his book , Hamlet versus Lear , Cultural Politics and Shakespeare's Art ( 1993 ) . For my beloved Mary Thou'lt come no more , Never.
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Third Series William Shakespeare R.A. Foakes. For my beloved Mary Thou'lt come no more , Never , never , never , never , never ... CONTENTS List of illustrations ix General editors ' preface xii.
Third Series William Shakespeare R.A. Foakes. For my beloved Mary Thou'lt come no more , Never , never , never , never , never ... CONTENTS List of illustrations ix General editors ' preface xii.
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... never as -'d , but wherever the required pronunciation diverges from modern usage a note in the commentary draws attention to the fact . Where the final -ed should be given syllabic value contrary to modern usage , e.g. Doth Silvia know ...
... never as -'d , but wherever the required pronunciation diverges from modern usage a note in the commentary draws attention to the fact . Where the final -ed should be given syllabic value contrary to modern usage , e.g. Doth Silvia know ...
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... never have , to a series of revisions and collaborations that start as soon as there is a Shakespearean text ' . ' It seems to me rather that the ' real play ' is as much the text we read , and perhaps act out in the mind , as the ...
... never have , to a series of revisions and collaborations that start as soon as there is a Shakespearean text ' . ' It seems to me rather that the ' real play ' is as much the text we read , and perhaps act out in the mind , as the ...
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... never used for performance . The changes and revisions found in the text of the first Folio ( 1623 ) appear to have been made for a revival by Shakespeare's company after 1608 , but , apart from evidence of a staging of the play in ...
... never used for performance . The changes and revisions found in the text of the first Folio ( 1623 ) appear to have been made for a revival by Shakespeare's company after 1608 , but , apart from evidence of a staging of the play in ...
Contents
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KING LEAR | 153 |
Two textual problems | 393 |
Lineation | 403 |
Abbreviations and references | 416 |
Index | 430 |
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