Shakespeare: King Lear

Type

Book

Authors

ISBN 10

0231115288

ISBN 13

9780231115285

Tags

Dance, British & Irish, Shakespeare, Drama, European

Description

Nearly three centuries of Lear criticism provide insight into the play's merit and its place within Shakespeare's work and the canon of English literature. Highlights include excerpts from the neoclassical and Romantic receptions of King Lear -- material from John Dryden, Samuel Johnson, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, and Victor Hugo -- and a discussion of recent trends in criticism of the play. - from Amzon

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