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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Page viii
... things ? For Lamb , the technical necessities of the theater - the backstage machinery that creates the storm , the actor's repertoire of gestures , looks , and vocal variations are exterior and superficial distractions from the play's ...
... things ? For Lamb , the technical necessities of the theater - the backstage machinery that creates the storm , the actor's repertoire of gestures , looks , and vocal variations are exterior and superficial distractions from the play's ...
Page ix
... thing : he is losing his grip on matters of state , his daugh- ters and sons - in - law are " younger strengths " with more energy for government , and , most important , the division is intended to prevent a future civil war between ...
... thing : he is losing his grip on matters of state , his daugh- ters and sons - in - law are " younger strengths " with more energy for government , and , most important , the division is intended to prevent a future civil war between ...
Page xi
... things often regarded as the product of the " natural order " are actually shaped by " custom " -for him , primo- geniture and legitimacy would come into this category . The position articulated here is close to that of the sixteenth ...
... things often regarded as the product of the " natural order " are actually shaped by " custom " -for him , primo- geniture and legitimacy would come into this category . The position articulated here is close to that of the sixteenth ...
Page xii
... things are worse than before . If the case of Edgar reveals the deficiency of Stoic com- fort , that of Albany ... thing is to " feel " as Gloucester has to learn , to see the world not rationally but " feelingly . " Erasmus ...
... things are worse than before . If the case of Edgar reveals the deficiency of Stoic com- fort , that of Albany ... thing is to " feel " as Gloucester has to learn , to see the world not rationally but " feelingly . " Erasmus ...
Page xiii
... things as they actually are . Lear's Fool says that he would fain " learn to lie . " Lying is destructive in the mouths of Goneril , Regan , and Edmund at the beginning of the play , but Cordelia - who has a special INTRODUCTION xiii.
... things as they actually are . Lear's Fool says that he would fain " learn to lie . " Lying is destructive in the mouths of Goneril , Regan , and Edmund at the beginning of the play , but Cordelia - who has a special INTRODUCTION xiii.
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