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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... Printed in Croatia All rights reserved . No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilized in any form or by any electronic , mechanical or other means , now known or hereafter invented , including photocopying and ...
... Printed in Croatia All rights reserved . No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilized in any form or by any electronic , mechanical or other means , now known or hereafter invented , including photocopying and ...
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... 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 Library , California ) 20 Title - page ...
... 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 Library , California ) 20 Title - page ...
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... printed as -ed without accent , 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 ...
... printed as -ed without accent , 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 ...
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... printed worth , Tels thy Spectators , that thou went'st but forth To enter with applause . An Actor's Art Can dye , and liue , to acte a second part . ( I.M. , “ To the Memory of M. W. Shake - speare ' , First Folio , 1623 ) But it is ...
... printed worth , Tels thy Spectators , that thou went'st but forth To enter with applause . An Actor's Art Can dye , and liue , to acte a second part . ( I.M. , “ To the Memory of M. W. Shake - speare ' , First Folio , 1623 ) But it is ...
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... printed in the Quarto of 1608 , and each text has lines that are not in the other ; we thus have variant versions of the same work . The present edition includes , with markers in the form of superscript 2 ( for Quarto ) or F ( for ...
... printed in the Quarto of 1608 , and each text has lines that are not in the other ; we thus have variant versions of the same work . The present edition includes , with markers in the form of superscript 2 ( for Quarto ) or F ( for ...
Contents
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KING LEAR | 153 |
Two textual problems | 393 |
Lineation | 403 |
Abbreviations and references | 416 |
Index | 430 |
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