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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... Centuries of King Lear : An Overview 156 At the RSC 165 The Director's Cut : Interviews with Adrian Noble , Deborah Warner , and Trevor Nunn 182 Shakespeare's Career in the Theater 203 Beginnings Playhouses 203 205 The Ensemble at Work ...
... Centuries of King Lear : An Overview 156 At the RSC 165 The Director's Cut : Interviews with Adrian Noble , Deborah Warner , and Trevor Nunn 182 Shakespeare's Career in the Theater 203 Beginnings Playhouses 203 205 The Ensemble at Work ...
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... century Romantic poet Percy Bysshe Shelley in his Defence of Poetry , " may be judged to be the most perfect specimen of the dramatic art existing in the world . " For all the Romantics , Lear was Shakespeare's most " sublime " and ...
... century Romantic poet Percy Bysshe Shelley in his Defence of Poetry , " may be judged to be the most perfect specimen of the dramatic art existing in the world . " For all the Romantics , Lear was Shakespeare's most " sublime " and ...
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... century and a half , whereas for Lamb it was yet one more indication that the theater was not to be trusted with Shakespeare's sublime vision of universal despair . THE DIVISION OF THE KINGDOM Written soon after King James united the ...
... century and a half , whereas for Lamb it was yet one more indication that the theater was not to be trusted with Shakespeare's sublime vision of universal despair . THE DIVISION OF THE KINGDOM Written soon after King James united the ...
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... century French essayist Michel de Montaigne in the closing section of his Apology of Raymond Sebond : any custom abhorred or outlawed by one nation is sure to be praised or practiced by another . But if you have nothing save custom , no ...
... century French essayist Michel de Montaigne in the closing section of his Apology of Raymond Sebond : any custom abhorred or outlawed by one nation is sure to be praised or practiced by another . But if you have nothing save custom , no ...
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... century humanist Desiderius Erasmus in his Praise of Folly , there is inhumanity in the notion that to be wise you must suppress the emotions . The most important thing is to " feel " as Gloucester has to learn , to see the world not ...
... century humanist Desiderius Erasmus in his Praise of Folly , there is inhumanity in the notion that to be wise you must suppress the emotions . The most important thing is to " feel " as Gloucester has to learn , to see the world not ...
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