The tragedy of King Lear / by Emily Martin using her own words and those of William Shakespeare too.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Martin, Emily, 1953- author, book artist.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Martin, Emily, 1953-.

Martin, Emily.

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. King Lear.

Shakespeare, William.

Artists' books--Specimens.

Artists' books.

Toy and movable books--Specimens.

Toy and movable books.

Pop-up books--Specimens.

Pop-up books.

Genre:

Artists' books.

Toy and movable books.

Pop-up books.

Penn Provenance:

Martin, Emily, 1953-(autograph)

Physical Description:

1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations ; 31 cm

Other Title:

How the tragedy of King Lear becomes the tragedy of us all ... again and again

Place of Publication:

[Iowa City, IA] : Emily Martin, 2019.

Summary:

"I began reading King Lear again after the 2016 presidential election ... There are many differences between this play and current events but there are also some similarities. The vanity and folly of an aging man is a family tragedy. When that man is also the leader of a nation it becomes a tragedy for the whole country"--Colophon.

Notes:

Statement of responsibility from added title page.

In an edition of 25 copies signed by the artist.

Issued in a black, cloth-covered clam shell box.

Semicircle pages interleaved with full pages; die-cut patterned circles attached to some pages with string.

"Printed letterpress on Text Wove paper using hand set type, polymer plates from Boxcar Press, pressure printing, collage, and paper engineering. Bound with covers of Grey Rives BFK Heavyweight using a packed single needle link stitch and linen thread. Encased in a cloth covered clam shell box. Begun in 2016 and fully completed in early 2019. Edition of 25 copies and a few artist's proofs"--Colophon.

Local Notes:

RBC copy is number 3 of 25 copies.

RBC copy is signed by the artist.

Contains:

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. King Lear. Selections. 2019.

OCLC:

1097553240