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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... generation's encounter with Shakespeare , engaging with the plays and their complex relation to the culture in which they were - and continue to be - produced . THE TEXT а On each page of the play itself xii General editors' preface.
... generation's encounter with Shakespeare , engaging with the plays and their complex relation to the culture in which they were - and continue to be - produced . THE TEXT а On each page of the play itself xii General editors' preface.
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... relationship to scripts we will never have , to a series of revisions and collaborations that start as soon as there ... relation between them and to appreciate the problems caused by textual differences ; secondly , to help the reader ...
... relationship to scripts we will never have , to a series of revisions and collaborations that start as soon as there ... relation between them and to appreciate the problems caused by textual differences ; secondly , to help the reader ...
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... relation to the Fool , alternating between affection and irritation , are also registered in his use of ' you ' and ' thou ' . It is striking that in the reconciliation scene , 4.7 , Cordelia addresses her father as ' thou ' only while ...
... relation to the Fool , alternating between affection and irritation , are also registered in his use of ' you ' and ' thou ' . It is striking that in the reconciliation scene , 4.7 , Cordelia addresses her father as ' thou ' only while ...
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... relation to the Jacobean age or to their own contemporary world , rather than to the period when Lear is said to have reigned . A striking feature of productions of King Lear from David Garrick in 1756 to F. R. Benson in 1904 is the ...
... relation to the Jacobean age or to their own contemporary world , rather than to the period when Lear is said to have reigned . A striking feature of productions of King Lear from David Garrick in 1756 to F. R. Benson in 1904 is the ...
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... relation to the doctrine of the King's two bodies . It is interesting that James I was chronically short of funds , and Robert Cecil , appointed Lord Treasurer in 1608 , determined that Crown lands would have to be sold off to raise ...
... relation to the doctrine of the King's two bodies . It is interesting that James I was chronically short of funds , and Robert Cecil , appointed Lord Treasurer in 1608 , determined that Crown lands would have to be sold off to raise ...
Contents
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KING LEAR | 153 |
Two textual problems | 393 |
Lineation | 403 |
Abbreviations and references | 416 |
Index | 430 |
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