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 xi
... play , with the death of Lear , as printed in the Quarto ( 1608 ) ( courtesy of the Huntington Library , California ) 19 The end of the play , with the death of Lear , as it appears in the Folio ( 1623 ) ( courtesy of the Huntington ...
... play , with the death of Lear , as printed in the Quarto ( 1608 ) ( courtesy of the Huntington Library , California ) 19 The end of the play , with the death of Lear , as it appears in the Folio ( 1623 ) ( courtesy of the Huntington ...
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... play . While building upon the rich history of scholarly and theatrical activity that has long shaped our understanding of the texts of Shakespeare's plays , this third series of the Arden Shakespeare is made necessary and possible by a ...
... play . While building upon the rich history of scholarly and theatrical activity that has long shaped our understanding of the texts of Shakespeare's plays , this third series of the Arden Shakespeare is made necessary and possible by a ...
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... play . Jeannette Gilkison has saved me from errors with her skill in proofreading . Both Jane Armstrong and her colleagues at Routledge and Jessica Hodge and her associates at Thomas Nelson have been immensely helpful , sharp - eyed and ...
... play . Jeannette Gilkison has saved me from errors with her skill in proofreading . Both Jane Armstrong and her colleagues at Routledge and Jessica Hodge and her associates at Thomas Nelson have been immensely helpful , sharp - eyed and ...
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... play vividly exposes human folly , greed and corruption . It incorporates aspects of pastoral and romance , recalls morality plays , has a protagonist of epic stature , and these features , together with the astonishing imaginative ...
... play vividly exposes human folly , greed and corruption . It incorporates aspects of pastoral and romance , recalls morality plays , has a protagonist of epic stature , and these features , together with the astonishing imaginative ...
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... play ; in recent times it has been frequently performed , and several film versions have been made for cinema and television . Its exposure of the horror of torture and suffering no longer seems outrageous in the context of ...
... play ; in recent times it has been frequently performed , and several film versions have been made for cinema and television . Its exposure of the horror of torture and suffering no longer seems outrageous in the context of ...
Contents
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KING LEAR | 153 |
Two textual problems | 393 |
Lineation | 403 |
Abbreviations and references | 416 |
Index | 430 |
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