The Tragedy of King Lear by William Shakespeare

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The Tragedy of King Lear by William Shakespeare

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For this second edition of King Lear, Jay L. Halio has added a new introductory section on recent stage, film, and critical interpretations of the play. He also discusses Shakespeare's sources, including literary, political and folkloric influences on the work. An updated reading list completes the edition.

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The Tragedy of King Lear by William Shakespeare

The New Cambridge Shakespeare appeals to students worldwide for its up-to-date scholarship and emphasis on performance. The series features line-by-line commentaries and textual notes on the plays and poems. Introductions are regularly refreshed with accounts of new critical, stage and screen interpretations. For this second edition of King Lear, Jay L. Halio has added a new introductory section that focuses on recent developments in scholarly criticism as well as on contemporary productions of the play. The edition features a comprehensive account of Shakespeare's sources, including literary, political and folkloric influences on the work. Halio's text is edited from the Folio and he explains the differences between the quarto and Folio versions, alerting the reader to the rival charms of the quarto by sampling parallel passages in the Introduction and by including in an Appendix annotated passages that are unique to the quarto. An updated reading list completes the edition.
Jay L. Halio is Professor of English at the University of Delaware.
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ISBN 13 9780521612630
ISBN 10 0521612632
Title The Tragedy of King Lear
Author William Shakespeare
Series The New Cambridge Shakespeare
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Binding type Paperback
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Year published 2005-08-11
Number of pages 332
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