The First Quarto of King Lear |
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Author:
| Shakespeare, William |
Editor:
| Halio, Jay L. |
Contribution by:
| Braunmuller, A. R. Gibbons, Brian |
Series title: | The New Cambridge Shakespeare: the Early Quartos Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-521-58707-5 |
Publication Date: | Dec 1996 |
Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $57.99 |
Book Description:
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This edition of Shakespeare's King Lear is based on the first (1608) quarto and represents a significantly different version from that published in the Folio of 1623. Each has numerous unique passages and hundreds of variant readings, creating differences which affect the structure, characterisation and overall impact of the play.
This edition of Shakespeare's King Lear is based on the first (1608) quarto and represents a significantly different version from that published in the Folio of 1623. Each has numerous unique passages and hundreds of variant readings, creating differences which affect the structure, characterisation and overall impact of the play.