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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... 110 128 146 148 KING LEAR 153 393 Appendix 1 : Two textual problems Appendix 2 : Lineation Abbreviations and references 403 416 Index 430 This page intentionally left blank LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 1 Interior vii Contents.
... 110 128 146 148 KING LEAR 153 393 Appendix 1 : Two textual problems Appendix 2 : Lineation Abbreviations and references 403 416 Index 430 This page intentionally left blank LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 1 Interior vii Contents.
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... reference , but have been given less prominence than in the previous series . Editorial indications of location of the action have been removed to the textual notes or commentary . In the text itself , unfamiliar typographic conventions ...
... reference , but have been given less prominence than in the previous series . Editorial indications of location of the action have been removed to the textual notes or commentary . In the text itself , unfamiliar typographic conventions ...
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... reference , reading adopted in the text and closing square bracket ; then : abbreviated reference , in italic , to the earliest edition to adopt the accepted reading , italic semicolon and noteworthy alternative reading ( s ) , each ...
... reference , reading adopted in the text and closing square bracket ; then : abbreviated reference , in italic , to the earliest edition to adopt the accepted reading , italic semicolon and noteworthy alternative reading ( s ) , each ...
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... reference takes the form e.g. 38 + SP , it relates to all subsequent speeches assigned to that speaker in the scene in question . Where , as with King Henry V , one of the early editions is a so - called “ bad quarto ' ( that is , a ...
... reference takes the form e.g. 38 + SP , it relates to all subsequent speeches assigned to that speaker in the scene in question . Where , as with King Henry V , one of the early editions is a so - called “ bad quarto ' ( that is , a ...
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... pierce ' , ' stamp ' , ' fret ' , ' pluck ' , ' strike ' , ' dart , ' blister ' , and by the numerous references , to animals ( see Spurgeon , 338–44 ; Thompson , a 47-88 ) , many of which also relate to 8 Introduction.
... pierce ' , ' stamp ' , ' fret ' , ' pluck ' , ' strike ' , ' dart , ' blister ' , and by the numerous references , to animals ( see Spurgeon , 338–44 ; Thompson , a 47-88 ) , many of which also relate to 8 Introduction.
Contents
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KING LEAR | 153 |
Two textual problems | 393 |
Lineation | 403 |
Abbreviations and references | 416 |
Index | 430 |
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