
The History of King Lear
Edited by Stanley Wells
William Shakespeare(Author)
Oxford Paperbacks (Publisher)
Published on 1. April 2001
Book
Paperback/Softback
336 pages
978-0-19-283992-3 (ISBN)
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Description
The Oxford Shakespeare offers authoritative texts from leading scholars in editions designed to interpret and illuminate the plays for modern readers - a new, modern-spelling text, based on the Quarto text of 1608 - on-page commentary and notes explain meaning, staging, allusions and much else - detailed introduction considers composition, sources, performances and changing critical attitudes to the play - illustrated with production photographs and related art - includes 'The Ballad of King Lear' and related offshoots - full index to introduction and commentary - durable sewn binding for lasting use 'not simply a better text but a new conception of Shakespeare. This is a major achievement of twentieth-century scholarship.' Times Literary Supplement
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Edition
New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Oxford University Press
Edition type
New edition
Illustrations
ill.
illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 196 mm
Width: 129 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-19-283992-3 (9780192839923)
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