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The history of King Lear /

The introduction illuminates the plays' origins and practicalities of composition, its reception and influence. Detailed notes pay special attention to language and staging, and the volume includes King Lear's first derivative, a contemporary ballad, and guides to appreciation of the play...

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Main Authors: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. (Author)
Group Author: Wells, Stanley, 1930- (Editor); Taylor, Gary, 1953- (Contributor)
Published: Oxford University Press,
Publisher Address: Oxford :
Publication Dates: 2008.
©2000
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Series: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Works. 1982.
Subjects:
Lear, > King of England (Legendary character) > Drama.
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616. > King Lear.
Lear, > King of England (Legendary character)
King Lear (Shakespeare, William)
Fathers and daughters > Drama.
Inheritance and succession > Drama.
Kings and rulers > Drama.
Aging parents > Drama.
Britons > Drama.
Aging parents.
Britons.
Fathers and daughters.
Inheritance and succession.
Kings and rulers.
Fiction.
Drama.
Summary: The introduction illuminates the plays' origins and practicalities of composition, its reception and influence. Detailed notes pay special attention to language and staging, and the volume includes King Lear's first derivative, a contemporary ballad, and guides to appreciation of the play and its multiple offshoots.
Item Description: "First published by the Clarendon Press 2000"--Title page verso.
Carrier Form: x, 321 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9780199535828
0199535825
Index Number: PR2819
CLC: I561.33
Call Number: I561.33/S527-171

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