{"product_id":"king-lear-ann-thompson-9780333395868","title":"King Lear","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eKing Lear\u003c\/i\u003e is an enormous work in every sense. Despite the misgivings and often pertinent criticisms of earlier generations of critics, it seems now to be accepted as the greatest monument of our culture: the most revered play by the most revered writer in our language. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this study, Dr. Thompson first analyses the many critical approaches to \u003ci\u003eKing Lear\u003c\/i\u003e, placing in context the formal, historical, social, philosophical, religious, mico-level and performance-based approaches. In her Appraisal section, she investigates the phenomenon of 'The Greatness of \u003ci\u003eKing Lear\u003c\/i\u003e', surveying the wider issues of the status of 'classic' texts and the formation and perpetuation of literary canons. She also discusses arguments by critics who have questioned the high evaluation of \u003ci\u003eKing Lear\u003c\/i\u003e, and the arguments of contemporary critics whose approaches have the effect of displacing traditional evaluations altogether.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ann Thompson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0333395867\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780333395868\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/03\/1988\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 93\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.27lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.20d","brand":"Ann Thompson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49148181414143,"sku":"9780333395868","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/king-lear-ann-thompson-9780333395868","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}