King Lear, Volume 5Penguin Group USA, Incorporated, 1963 - 306 pages King Lear, one of Shakespeare's darkest and most savage plays, tells the story of the foolish and Job-like Lear, who divides his kingdom, as he does his affections, according to vanity and whim. Lear's failure as a father engulfs himself and his world in turmoil and tragedy. |
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... Press , 1945. A major reference work on theaters , theatrical companies , and staging at court . Cook , Ann Jennalie . The Privileged Playgoers of Shake- speare's London , 1576–1642 . Princeton , N.J .: Princeton University Press , 1981 ...
... Press , 1945. A major reference work on theaters , theatrical companies , and staging at court . Cook , Ann Jennalie . The Privileged Playgoers of Shake- speare's London , 1576–1642 . Princeton , N.J .: Princeton University Press , 1981 ...
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... Press , 1955. A detailed yet readable history of the first collection ( 1623 ) of Shakespeare's plays . Kökeritz , Helge . Shakespeare's Names . New Haven , Conn .: Yale University Press , 1959. A guide to the pronunciation of some ...
... Press , 1955. A detailed yet readable history of the first collection ( 1623 ) of Shakespeare's plays . Kökeritz , Helge . Shakespeare's Names . New Haven , Conn .: Yale University Press , 1959. A guide to the pronunciation of some ...
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... Press , 1963. A list of some 20,000 items on Shake- speare . Spevack , Marvin . The Harvard Concordance to Shakespeare . Cambridge , Mass .: Harvard University Press , 1973. An index to Shakespeare's words . Wells , Stanley , ed ...
... Press , 1963. A list of some 20,000 items on Shake- speare . Spevack , Marvin . The Harvard Concordance to Shakespeare . Cambridge , Mass .: Harvard University Press , 1973. An index to Shakespeare's words . Wells , Stanley , ed ...
Contents
PREFATORY REMARKS | vii |
INTRODUCTION | xxii |
TEXTUAL NOTE | 182 |
Copyright | |
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