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 ix
... Scene 6 , when playing Lear in 1871 ( courtesy of the Huntington Library , California ) 6 Brian Cox as King Lear in a wheelchair in the opening scene of the National Theatre production by Deborah Warner ( 1990 ) ( courtesy of Neil ...
... Scene 6 , when playing Lear in 1871 ( courtesy of the Huntington Library , California ) 6 Brian Cox as King Lear in a wheelchair in the opening scene of the National Theatre production by Deborah Warner ( 1990 ) ( courtesy of Neil ...
Page x
... scene of the Granada television production , directed by Michael Elliott ( 1983 ) ( courtesy of Granada Television ) 10 Lear , Gloucester and Edgar ( Paul Scofield , Alan Webb and Brian Murray ) in Act 4 , Scene 6 , in the production by ...
... scene of the Granada television production , directed by Michael Elliott ( 1983 ) ( courtesy of Granada Television ) 10 Lear , Gloucester and Edgar ( Paul Scofield , Alan Webb and Brian Murray ) in Act 4 , Scene 6 , in the production by ...
Page xi
... Scene 4 , after Lear and his knights have overturned furniture in their dining hall , in Peter Brook's production for the Royal Shakespeare Theatre , 1962 ( courtesy of the Shakespeare Centre Library , Stratford - upon - Avon ) 17 Title ...
... Scene 4 , after Lear and his knights have overturned furniture in their dining hall , in Peter Brook's production for the Royal Shakespeare Theatre , 1962 ( courtesy of the Shakespeare Centre Library , Stratford - upon - Avon ) 17 Title ...
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... scene divisions ( seldom present in the early editions and often the product of eighteenth - century or later scholarship ) have been retained for ease of reference , but have been given less prominence than in the previous series ...
... scene divisions ( seldom present in the early editions and often the product of eighteenth - century or later scholarship ) have been retained for ease of reference , but have been given less prominence than in the previous series ...
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... scenes discuss , where appropriate , questions of scene location , Shakespeare's handling of his source materials , and major difficulties of staging . The list of roles ( so headed to emphasize the play's status as a text for ...
... scenes discuss , where appropriate , questions of scene location , Shakespeare's handling of his source materials , and major difficulties of staging . The list of roles ( so headed to emphasize the play's status as a text 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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