- 256 pages
- English
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About this book
King Lear is one of Shakespeare's most performed and studied plays - seen as one of the most significant and universal tragedies of all time. This guide introduces the play'scritical and performance history, including notable stage productions alongside TV, filmand radio versions. It includes a keynote chapter outlining major areas of current research on the play and four new critical essays. Finally, a guide to critical, web-based and production-related resources and an annotated bibliography provide a basis for further individualresearch.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Halftitle
- Introduction: King Lear 1606-2009
- Chapter 1 Â Â Â The Critical Backstory
- Chapter 2 Â Â Â King Lear: Performative Traditions / Interpretative Positions
- Chapter 3 Â Â Â The Current State of Thinking on King Lear
- Chapter 4 Â Â Â New Directions: Promised End? King Lear and the Suicide-Trick
- Chapter 5 Â Â Â New Directions: 'The Wisdom of Nature': Ecological Perspectives in King Lear
- Chapter 6 Â Â Â New Directions: King Lear and Protestantism
- Chapter 7 Â Â Â Critical Review: 'Great thing of us forgot'?: New British Angles on King Lear
- Chapter 8 Â Â Â King Lear: Resources
- Bibliography
- Notes on Contributors
- Index