King LearBroadview Press, 2010 M07 10 - 240 pages The text of the play included here, prepared by Craig Walker for The Broadview Anthology of British Literature, has been acclaimed for its outstanding introductory material and annotations, and for its inclusion of parellel text versions of key scenes for which the texts of the Quarto and the Folio versions of the play are substantially different. Also included in this edition are excerpts from a variety of literary source materials (including Geoffrey on Monmouth’s Historia Regum Britanniae, the anonymous True Chronicle Historie of King Leir, and Samuel Harsnett’s A Declaration of Egregious Popish Impostures); material on the historical Annesley case that raised many of the same issues as does Shakespeare’s play; and the happy ending from Nahum Tate’s version of the play, which held the stage for 150 years after its first performance in 1681. |
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... speaking world they have influenced subsequent literary culture more broadly and more deeply than any other group of texts except the books of the Bible. The language and imagery of the plays; their ways of telling stories; their ...
... speak first. Gonerill. Sir, I love you more than word can wield° convey the matter; Dearer than eye-sight, space, and liberty; Beyond what can be valued, rich or rare; No less than life, with grace, health, beauty, honour; As much as ...
... Speak. Cordelia. Nothing my Lord. Lear. Nothing? Cordelia. Nothing. 75 80 85 90 95 100 Lear. Nothing will come of nothing; speak. 1 wide-skirted meads Widely spread meadows. 2 self-mettle Same spirit (with perhaps a pun on “metal”). 3 ...
... speak again. Cordelia. Unhappy that I am, I cannot heave My heart into my mouth. I love your Majesty According to my bond,1 no more nor less. Lear. How, how Cordelia? Mend your speech a little, Lest you may mar your fortunes. Cordelia ...
... speaking, stand as her dowry and find her a husband. 6 large effects ... majesty Splendid retinues and display of pomp. 7 with reservation of Reserving the privilege of having. 8 addition Additional honors. 9 This coronet ... you This ...