This volume brings together nine essays on King Lear by distinguished scholars, all of which were first published in Shakespeare Survey, the leading journal devoted to Shakespeare studies. A retrospective survey of criticism from 1934 to the present is followed by studies of the play's style and discussion of its background, meaning and theatrical presentation. The volume is illustrated with photographs of post-war productions.
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List of plates; Preface; King Lear: A Retrospect, 1939–79 G. R. Hibbard; Some aspects of the style of King Lear Winifred M. T. Nowottny; Madness in King Lear Kenneth Muir; Lear's questions Winifred M. T. Nowottny; 'And that's true too': King Lear and the tension of uncertainty Derek Peat; King Lear and Doomsday Mary Lascelles; Lear's last speech J. K. Walton; The catharsis of King Lear J. Stampfer; Costume in King Lear W. Moelwyn Merchant.
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This volume brings together nine essays on King Lear by distinguished scholars, all of which were first published in Shakespeare Survey
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780521288132
Publisert
1982-10-28
Utgiver
Cambridge University Press; Cambridge University Press
Vekt
1770 gr
Høyde
229 mm
Bredde
152 mm
Dybde
59 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
112