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King Lear / William Shakespeare ; edited by David Bevington ; David Scott Kastan, James Hammersmith, and Robert Kean Turner, associate editors ; with a foreword by Joseph Papp.

LIBRA - Furness Storage 90 1988B v.11
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
Contributor:
Bevington, David M.
Horace Howard Furness Memorial Library (University of Pennsylvania)
Series:
Bantam classic
A Bantam classic
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Lear, King of England (Legendary character)--Drama.
Lear.
Lear, King of England (Legendary character).
Genre:
Drama.
Physical Description:
xxxix, 182 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm.
Place of Publication:
Toronto ; New York : Bantam Books, 1988.
Summary:
A king foolishly divides his kingdom between his scheming two oldest daughters and estranges himself from the daughter who loves him. So begins this profoundly moving and disturbing tragedy that, perhaps more than any other work in literature, challenges the notion of a coherent and just universe. The king and others pay dearly for their shortcomings-as madness, murder, and the anguish of insight and forgiveness that arrive too late combine to make this an all-embracing tragedy of evil and suffering. Each Edition Includes: - Comprehensive explanatory notes - Vivid introductions and the most up-to-date scholarship - Clear, modernized spelling and punctuation, enabling contemporary readers to understand the Elizabethan English - Completely updated, detailed bibliographies and performance histories - An interpretive essay on film adaptations of the play, along with an extensive filmography
Contents:
In Production: King Lear through the Years / Douglas A. Brooks Brooks, Douglas A.
As Performed
King Lear and Pop Culture / Douglas Lanier Lanier, Douglas
King Lear / William Shakespeare Shakespeare, William
The Cast Speaks - the 2006 production at the Goodman Theater in Chicago, IL / Marie Macaisa Macaisa, Marie
A Voice Coach's Perspective on Speaking Shakespeare: Keeping Shakespeare Practical / Andrew Wade Wade, Andrew
In the Age of Shakespeare / Thomas Garvey Garvey, Thomas.
Notes:
"Bantam edition with newly edited text and substantially revised, edited, and amplified notes, introductions, and other materials"--T.p. verso.
Bibliography: pages [172]-178.
ISBN:
0553212974
OCLC:
16645907

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