King Lear (Broadview Anthology of British Literature) - Softcover

Shakespeare, William

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1551119676 ISBN 13: 9781551119670

Verlag: Broadview Press Ltd, 2010

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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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William Shakespeare (1564-1616), poet and playwright, is generally considered the greatest dramatist in the English language.

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The text of the play included here, prepared by Craig Walker for The Broadview Anthology of British Literature, has been acclaimed for its outstanding introductory material and annotations, and for its inclusion of parellel text versions of key scenes for which the texts of the Quarto and the Folio versions of the play are substantially different.

Also included in this edition are excerpts from a variety of literary source materials (including Geoffrey on Monmouth's Historia Regum Britanniae, the anonymous True Chronicle Historie of King Leir, and Samuel Harsnett's A Declaration of Egregious Popish Impostures); material on the historical Annesley case that raised many of the same issues as does Shakespeare's play; 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.

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• Verlag: Broadview Press Ltd
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2010
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1551119676
• ISBN 13: 9781551119670
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 240
• Herausgeber: Walker Craig, Black Joseph, Conolly Leonard, Flint Kate, Grundy Isobel, LePan Don, Liuzza Roy, McGann Jerome J., Prescott Anne Lake, Qualls Barry V., Waters Claire
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