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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... stage and screen ) have discovered in the play . While building upon the rich history of scholarly and theatrical activity that has long shaped our understanding of the texts of Shakespeare's plays , this third series of the Arden ...
... stage and screen ) have discovered in the play . While building upon the rich history of scholarly and theatrical activity that has long shaped our understanding of the texts of Shakespeare's plays , this third series of the Arden ...
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... stage directions and speech prefixes have been translated into English and the original Latin forms recorded in the textual notes . COMMENTARY AND TEXTUAL NOTES Notes in the commentary , for which a major source will be the Oxford ...
... stage directions and speech prefixes have been translated into English and the original Latin forms recorded in the textual notes . COMMENTARY AND TEXTUAL NOTES Notes in the commentary , for which a major source will be the Oxford ...
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... stage directions . Where two early editions are involved , for instance with Othello , the notes will also record all important differences between them . The textual notes take a form that has been in use since the nineteenth century ...
... stage directions . Where two early editions are involved , for instance with Othello , the notes will also record all important differences between them . The textual notes take a form that has been in use since the nineteenth century ...
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... Stage directions ( SDs ) are referred to by the number of the line within or immediately after which they are placed . Line numbers with a decimal point relate to centred SDs not falling within a verse line and to SDs more than one line ...
... Stage directions ( SDs ) are referred to by the number of the line within or immediately after which they are placed . Line numbers with a decimal point relate to centred SDs not falling within a verse line and to SDs more than one line ...
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... stage of Gloucester . It is unsparing in its depiction of human cruelty and misery , but also rich in its portrayals ... stage representations ; and the idea of the play as Shakespeare's ' greatest achievement ' but ' too huge for the ...
... stage of Gloucester . It is unsparing in its depiction of human cruelty and misery , but also rich in its portrayals ... stage representations ; and the idea of the play as Shakespeare's ' greatest achievement ' but ' too huge for the ...
Contents
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KING LEAR | 153 |
Two textual problems | 393 |
Lineation | 403 |
Abbreviations and references | 416 |
Index | 430 |
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