King LearRandom House Publishing Group, 2009 M08 4 - 272 pages A king foolishly divides his kingdom between his scheming two oldest daughters and estranges himself from the daughter who loves him. So begins this profoundly moving and disturbing tragedy that, perhaps more than any other work in literature, challenges the notion of a coherent and just universe. The king and others pay dearly for their shortcomings–as madness, murder, and the anguish of insight and forgiveness that arrive too late combine to make this an all-embracing tragedy of evil and suffering. Each Edition Includes: • Comprehensive explanatory notes • Vivid introductions and the most up-to-date scholarship • Clear, modernized spelling and punctuation, enabling contemporary readers to understand the Elizabethan English • Completely updated, detailed bibliographies and performance histories • An interpretive essay on film adaptations of the play, along with an extensive filmography |
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William Shakespeare Jonathan Bate, Eric Rasmussen. The RSC Shakespeare Edited by Jonathan Bate and Eric Rasmussen Chief Associate Editor : Héloïse Sénéchal Associate ... Shakespeare William Shakespeare KING LEAR Edited by Jonathan.
William Shakespeare Jonathan Bate, Eric Rasmussen. The RSC Shakespeare Edited by Jonathan Bate and Eric Rasmussen Chief Associate Editor : Héloïse Sénéchal Associate ... Shakespeare William Shakespeare KING LEAR Edited by Jonathan.
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... Shakespeare's Career in the Theater 203 Beginnings Playhouses 203 205 The Ensemble at Work 209 The King's Man 214 Shakespeare's Works : A Chronology 218 The History Behind the Tragedies : A Chronology 221 Further Reading and Viewing 223 ...
... Shakespeare's Career in the Theater 203 Beginnings Playhouses 203 205 The Ensemble at Work 209 The King's Man 214 Shakespeare's Works : A Chronology 218 The History Behind the Tragedies : A Chronology 221 Further Reading and Viewing 223 ...
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... Shakespeare's most " sublime " and " universal " play . John Keats wrote a sonnet " On sitting down to read King ... Shakespeare's anatomy of the human condition was so profound and tempestuous that the play seemed too vast for the ...
... Shakespeare's most " sublime " and " universal " play . John Keats wrote a sonnet " On sitting down to read King ... Shakespeare's anatomy of the human condition was so profound and tempestuous that the play seemed too vast for the ...
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... Shakespearean actor . There is a theater saying that by the time you're old enough to play it , you are too old ... Shakespeare's boldest alteration of his sources , in all of which she survives was an extraordinary breach of the ...
... Shakespearean actor . There is a theater saying that by the time you're old enough to play it , you are too old ... Shakespeare's boldest alteration of his sources , in all of which she survives was an extraordinary breach of the ...
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William Shakespeare Jonathan Bate, Eric Rasmussen. observation of justice makes a play worse ; or , that if other ... Shakespeare's sublime vision of universal despair . THE DIVISION OF THE KINGDOM Written soon after King James ...
William Shakespeare Jonathan Bate, Eric Rasmussen. observation of justice makes a play worse ; or , that if other ... Shakespeare's sublime vision of universal despair . THE DIVISION OF THE KINGDOM Written soon after King James ...
Contents
Textual Notes | 122 |
ScenebyScene Analysis | 142 |
The RSC and Beyond | 156 |
Shakespeares Career in the Theater | 203 |
A Chronology | 218 |
References | 226 |
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Act 4 Scene actor Adrian Noble Alack Albany Albany's Antony Antony Sher audience bastard beggar blind Brian Cox Burgundy Cordelia Corin Redgrave CORNWALL daughters death disguised dost Dover Duke Duke of Cornwall Edgar editors Edmund Enter Lear Exeunt Exit eyes father feel Following fortune France GENTLEMAN give gods Goneril Goneril and Regan grace hath heart human Ian McKellen Jonathan Bate KENT KENT LEAR King Lear kingdom knave LEAR FOOL LEAR KENT Lear's letter Lines look lord madam messenger Michael Gambon nature night nuncle performance Peter Brook pity played Lear poor Pray production Q corrected Q uncorrected Quarto text Regan role Royal Shakespeare Company running scene sense servant Shake Shakespeare sister speak speech stage storm tell theater thee there's thine things Tragedy traitor Trevor Nunn trumpet villain