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King Leir / this edition prepared by Tiffany Stern.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Globe Quartos
- Globe quartos
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Lear, King (Legendary character)--Drama.
- Lear, King (Legendary character).
- Kings and rulers--Drama.
- Kings and rulers.
- Britons--Drama.
- Britons.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (145 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Routledge ; London : Globe Education, 2003.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Performed at the Globe Theater in 1605, King Leir is presumed to be a prime source for Shakespeare. Although the story is the same, in this anonymous version the ending is happy. This is the first time this fascinating work is published in a single-play edition
- Contents:
- Front Cover; King Leir; Copyright Page; Preface; Editorial Board's Preface; A Note From the Co-Ordinator; Acknowledgements; Editor's Introduction; Dramatis Personae; Glossarial Notes; Synopsis; Textual Notes
- Notes:
- "First printed: London, 1605"--T.p.
- "A Theatre Arts book"--T.p.
- "This edition of King Leir first published in Great Britain as a paperback original in 2002 by Nick Hern Books Limited"--T.p. verso.
- Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-136-55591-9
- 0-203-06348-1
- 1-283-88728-2
- 1-136-55584-6
- 9780203063484
- OCLC:
- 823389493
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