King Lear

by Shakespeare, William; Fraser, Russell

• ISBN13: 9780451526939
• ISBN10: 0451526937
• eBook ISBN(s): 9781101142271
• Additional ISBN(s): 9780451501608, 9780451505675, 9780451507952, 9780451509673, 9780451512673, 9780451514325, 9780451516237, 9780451517685, 9780451518460, 9780451520555, 9780451521279, 9780451521880, 9780451522825, 9780451524102
• Edition: Revised
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1998-06-01
• Publisher: RH
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Summary

* An extensive overview of Shakespeare's life, world, and theater by the general editor of the Signet Classic Shakespeare series, Sylvan Barnet * A special introduction to the play by the editor, Russell Fraser, University of Michigan * Dramatic criticism from the past and present: commentaries by Samuel Johnson, A. C. Bradley, John Russell Brown, Harley Granville-Barker, Maynard Mack, and Linda Bamber * Text, notes, and commentaries printed in the clearest, most readable type

Author Biography

William Shakespeare (1564–1616) was a poet, playwright, and actor who is widely regarded as one of the most influential writers in the history of the English language. Often referred to as the Bard of Avon, Shakespeare's vast body of work includes comedic, tragic, and historical plays; poems; and 154 sonnets. His dramatic works have been translated into every major language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright.

Table of Contents

Shakespeare: An Overview	p. vii
Biographical Sketch	p. vii
A Note on the Anti-Stratfordians, Especially Baconians and Oxfordians	p. xi
The Shakespeare Canon	p. xv
Shakespeare's English	p. xviii
Shakespeare's Theater	p. xxvi
A Note on the Use of Boy Actors in Female Roles	p. xxxiii
Shakespeare's Dramatic Language: Costumes, Gestures and Silences; Prose and Poetry	p. xxxvi
The Play Text as a Collaboration	p. xliii
Editing Texts	p. xlix
Shakespeare on the Stage	p. liv
Introduction	p. lxiii
The Tragedy of King Lear	p. 1
Textual Note	p. 146
The Date and Sources of King Lear	p. 156
from The Chronicles of England, Scotland, and Ireland	p. 159
from Arcadia	p. 162
from The True Chronicle History of King Leir	p. 170
Commentaries
from Preface to Shakespeare and "King Lear"	p. 178
from Shakespearean Tragedy	p. 190
from Prefaces to Shakespeare	p. 208
from King Lear in Out Time	p. 225
The Woman Reader in King Lear	p. 235
Staging Violence in King Lear	p. 245
King Lear on Stage and Screen	p. 249
Suggested References	p. 261
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