
King Lear
William Shakespeare(Author)
Craig Walker(Editor)
Broadview Press Ltd
Published on 10. July 2010
Book
Paperback/Softback
240 pages
978-1-55111-967-0 (ISBN)
Description
This volume includes the text of the play as prepared by Craig Walker for The Broadview Anthology of British Literature-a text notable both for outstanding introductory material and annotations, and for the inclusion of parallel text versions of key scenes for which the texts in the Quarto and Folio versions are substantially different. Appendices in this edition include excerpts from key Shakespearean source material such as the anonymous True Chronicle History of King Leir, Spenser's The Faerie Queene, and Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia Regum Britanniae; excerpts from Samuel Harsnett's A Declaration of Egregious Popish Impostures; materials from the Annesley Case; and the happy ending from Nahum Tate's version of the play, which held the stage for 150 years after its first performance in 1681. This is one of several Broadview Anthology of British Literature Editions being released this year; those wishing to teach the text will have the option of including the convenient stand-alone book as part of a specially-priced shrink-wrapped package together with a volume of the anthology.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Calgary
United States
Target group
Interest Age: From 12 years
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
330 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-55111-967-0 (9781551119670)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
William Shakespeare (1564-1616), poet and playwright, is generally considered the greatest dramatist in the English language.
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Editor
General editor