Product Information

• King Lear is one of Shakespeare's most well known and powerfully moving tragedies. ..'By far the best edition of King Lear - in respect of both textual and other matters - that we now have.' John Lyon, English Language Notes..'This volume is a treasure trove of precise information and stimulating comments on practically every aspect of the Lear universe. I know of no other edition which I would recommend with such confidence: to students, professional colleagues and also the 'educated public'.' Dieter Mehl, Shakespeare Jahrbuch, vol 134..

Product Identifiers

• Publisher
  Bloomsbury Publishing USA
• Book Title
  King Lear : Third Series

• Author
  William Shakespeare
• Format
  United Kingdom-B Format Paperback
• Language
  English
• Features
  Revised
• Topic
  Shakespeare
• Publication Year
  1997
• Genre
  Drama
• Number of Pages
  456 Pages

Dimensions

• Item Length
  7.9in
• Item Height
  1in
• Item Width
  5in
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Additional Product Features

• Series Volume Number
  9
• Edition Description
  Revised Edition
• Edition Number
  3
• Reviews
  Lear is trapped into a position of anger, having embarked on a game of vanity with his daughters: who loves me most?
• Table of Content
  List of illustrations General Editor preface Acknowledgements Introduction - Reading and staging King Lear - Responses and reworkings - The inception of King Lear - Texts of King Lear - Revisions and adaptation in King Lear - Casting in King Lear - Usages in this edition KING LEAR Appendix 1: Two textual problems Appendix 2: Lineation Abbreviations and References Index
• Copyright Date
  1997
• Target Audience
  Trade
• Series
  The Arden Shakespeare Third Ser.
• Illustrated
  Yes