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The One King Lear
Brian Vickers
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Description for The One King Lear
Hardcover. In the 1980s influential scholars argued that Shakespeare revised King Lear in light of theatrical performance, resulting in two texts by the bard's own hand. The two-text theory hardened into orthodoxy. Here Sir Brian Vickers makes the case that Shakespeare did not cut his original text. At stake is the way his greatest play is read and performed. Num Pages: 310 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156. .
For over two hundred years, editors were united in their decision to bring together the King Lear texts of the Quarto (1608) and the First Folio (1623) to produce a single text that was the basis for all modern productions. Then in the 1980s a group of influential scholars argued that the two texts represent distinct stages in the life of King Lear, as Shakespeare supposedly revised his play in light of theatrical performance. The two-text theory has since hardened into orthodoxy. Now for the first time in a book-length argument, one of the world's most eminent Shakespeare scholars challenges ... Read more
For over two hundred years, editors were united in their decision to bring together the King Lear texts of the Quarto (1608) and the First Folio (1623) to produce a single text that was the basis for all modern productions. Then in the 1980s a group of influential scholars argued that the two texts represent distinct stages in the life of King Lear, as Shakespeare supposedly revised his play in light of theatrical performance. The two-text theory has since hardened into orthodoxy. Now for the first time in a book-length argument, one of the world's most eminent Shakespeare scholars challenges ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
739g
Number of Pages
310
Place of Publication
Cambridge, Mass, United States
ISBN
9780674504844
SKU
V9780674504844
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About Brian Vickers
Sir Brian Vickers is Distinguished Senior Fellow, School of Advanced Study, University of London.
Reviews for The One King Lear
Vickers's argument for his theory might sound fanciful if it weren't advanced with such expertise.
James Ryerson New York Times Book Review (06/05/2016) The One King Lear is concerned with one of the most interesting and controversial issues relating not just to the two texts of what some see as Shakespeare's greatest play, but to the dramatist and his art. ... Read more
James Ryerson New York Times Book Review (06/05/2016) The One King Lear is concerned with one of the most interesting and controversial issues relating not just to the two texts of what some see as Shakespeare's greatest play, but to the dramatist and his art. ... Read more