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Grace Ioppolo - William Shakespeare´s King Lear: A Sourcebook - 9780415234726 - V9780415234726
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William Shakespeare´s King Lear: A Sourcebook

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Description for William Shakespeare´s King Lear: A Sourcebook Paperback. With a remarkable breadth of coverage and a focused, user-friendly approach, this Routledge Literary Sourcebook is the essential guide for any student of King Lear. Series: Routledge Literary Sourcebooks S. Num Pages: 200 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 138 x 12. Weight in Grams: 270.

This sourcebook clearly introduces the many critical issues surrounding this complex and haunting play. Ioppolo examines sources, from Holinshed to Spencer, and in the Interpretations section looks at critical readings and notable performances of the play. These range from early critical responses and performances to recent stage and screen interpretations. Edited key passages connect the play to its contexts and criticism, providing both a guide and a new perspective on King Lear. Careful annotation explains Shakespeare's language. This is the ideal introduction for undergraduates, providing orientation in the play, its reception history and the critical material which surrounds it. It ... Read more

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Product Details

Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Series
Routledge Guides to Literature
Condition
New
Number of Pages
206
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780415234726
SKU
V9780415234726
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-1

About Grace Ioppolo
Grace Ioppolo is based at the University of Reading, and has previously taught at UCLA, University of California, Berkeley, American University (Washington DC) and The Shakespeare Institute. She is the author of Revising Shakespeare, editor of Shaespeare Performed: Essays in HOnour of R. A. Foakes and the editor of plays by Shakespeare and Middleton.

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