Overview

"Sources" helps readers navigate King Lear's rich history and includes the nine essential primary sources from which Shakespeare borrowed significantly in creating his play, along with two additional likely sources.



"Criticism"provides thirteen major critical interpretations and three provocative adaptations and responses to King Lear. Critical interpretation is provided by Samuel Johnson, Charles Lamb, Peter Brook, Michael Warren, Lynda E. Boose, Janet Adelman, and R. A. Foakes, among others. The adaptations and responses are by Nahum Tate, John Keats, and Edward Bond.



A Selected Bibliography is also included.

ISBN-13

9780393926644

ISBN-10

0393926648

Weight

0.55 Pounds

Dimensions

5.20 x 0.70 x 8.50 In

List Price

$20.67

Edition

1st Edition

Format

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Language

English

Pages

296 pages

Publisher

W. W. Norton & Company

Published On

2007-12-10



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