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King Lear : a guide to the play / Jay L. Halio.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Furness Shakespeare Library (Van Pelt 628) PR2819 .H35 2001
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Halio, Jay L.
- Series:
- Greenwood guides to Shakespeare
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. King Lear.
- Shakespeare, William.
- Lear, King of England (Legendary character)--In literature.
- Lear.
- Fathers and daughters in literature.
- Kings and rulers in literature.
- Tragedy.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 128 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm .
- Place of Publication:
- Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2001.
- Summary:
- Overviews the textual history and intellectual background of the play, analyzes its issues and themes, summarizes its critical and scholarly reception, and discusses its production history.
- Contents:
- 1. Textual History 1
- 2. Contexts and Sources 13
- 3. Dramatic Structure 27
- 4. Themes 37
- 5. Critical Approaches 63
- 6. The Play in Performance 95.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [117]-124) and index.
- ISBN:
- 031331618X
- OCLC:
- 46320952
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