King Lear, Volume 35University Press, 1960 - 300 pages 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. |
Contents
PREFATORY NOTE PAGE | vii |
THE STAGEHISTORY Ivi | lvi |
TO THE READER | lxix |
Copyright | |
4 other sections not shown
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
Albany Burgundy cites compositor conj Cordelia Cornwall Covent Garden daughters dost Dover Duke Duke of Cornwall Edmund Enter Edgar Enter Lear eyes F Enter F Exeunt F Exit F om father follow Fool foul foul papers France Furn Gentleman give Gloucester Gloucester's gods goes Goneril Greg Harsnett hast hath hear heart Hendiadys honour Introd Kent King Lear knave Lear's Leir letter lord madam misreading Muir nature night nuncle Oswald perh play poor Pope poss pray prob prompt-book Q Camb Q corr Q uncorr Q(+Camb quarto R. W. Chambers Regan S.D. Cap S.D. Loc S.D. Rowe says servant Shakespeare Sisson sister sp.-hdg speak Steev storm subs suffering suggests thee thine Tilley Variants villain W. W. Greg wisdom words