Critical Insights: King Lear: Print Purchase Includes Free Online Access (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781587658396)

Original essays in this volume begin with a treatment of the historical background of Shakespeare's play, beginning with its first performances and possible audience reactions. Another offer a close reading of several key passages in King Lear, with an eye to the differences between the first published version and the revisions found in the Folio version of 1623. Two other new essays discuss the ways in which audiences and critics have responded to Shakespeare's tragedy and contrasts Lear with Marlowe's Tamburlaine. The reprinted essays provide readers with a sampling of those diverse but important ways of experiencing and understanding King Lear.

Author: Jay L. Halio
ISBN-10: 1587658399
ISBN-13: 9781587658396
Publisher: Salem Press
Language: English
Published: 09/30/2011
Pages: 300
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.45lbs
Size: 9.25h x 6.43w x 1.18d