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 xiii
... speeches , marks of elision are retained where they are necessary guides to the scansion and pronunciation of the line ... speech prefixes have been translated into English and the original Latin forms recorded in the textual notes ...
... speeches , marks of elision are retained where they are necessary guides to the scansion and pronunciation of the line ... speech prefixes have been translated into English and the original Latin forms recorded in the textual notes ...
Page xiv
... speech prefixes in the early editions . The textual notes are designed to let readers know when the edited text diverges from the early edition ( s ) on which it is based . Wherever this happens the note will record the rejected reading ...
... speech prefixes in the early editions . The textual notes are designed to let readers know when the edited text diverges from the early edition ( s ) on which it is based . Wherever this happens the note will record the rejected reading ...
Page xv
... Speech prefixes ( SPs ) follow similar conventions , 203 SP ] referring to the speaker's name for line 203. Where a SP reference takes the form e.g. 38 + SP , it relates to all subsequent speeches assigned to that speaker in the scene ...
... Speech prefixes ( SPs ) follow similar conventions , 203 SP ] referring to the speaker's name for line 203. Where a SP reference takes the form e.g. 38 + SP , it relates to all subsequent speeches assigned to that speaker in the scene ...
Page 9
... speech and rhetoric ; the play generally favours directness and simplicity , but the temptation to align plain speaking with goodness and rhetoric with flattery or hypocrisy should be resisted , for Kent's bluntness in 2.2 earns him the ...
... speech and rhetoric ; the play generally favours directness and simplicity , but the temptation to align plain speaking with goodness and rhetoric with flattery or hypocrisy should be resisted , for Kent's bluntness in 2.2 earns him the ...
Page 11
... speech about disguising himself as Poor Tom , ' I heard myself proclaimed ' , constituted a separate scene ( 2.3 ) . Here Kent remains on stage throughout , asleep in the stocks , so that the audience sees two noble characters ...
... speech about disguising himself as Poor Tom , ' I heard myself proclaimed ' , constituted a separate scene ( 2.3 ) . Here Kent remains on stage throughout , asleep in the stocks , so that the audience sees two noble characters ...
Contents
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KING LEAR | 153 |
Two textual problems | 393 |
Lineation | 403 |
Abbreviations and references | 416 |
Index | 430 |
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