The tragedy of King Lear by William Shakespeare ; edited by Barbara A. Mowat and Paul Werstine.
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TextSeries: Folger Shakespeare Library | New Folger Library ShakespeareNew York : Washington Square Press/Pocket Books, 1993Edition: Washington Square Press New Folger's editionDescription: lxvii, 316 pages : illustrations ; 17 cmISBN: - 0671722727
- King Lear.
- PR 2819.A2 .Sh15 1993 .Sh15 1993
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"With detailed notes from the world's leading center for Shakespeare studies"--Cover.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 301-313).
Editors' preface -- Shakespeare's King Lear -- Reading Shakespeare's language -- Shakespeare's life -- Shakespeare's theater -- Publication of Shakespeare's plays -- Introduction to this text -- Tragedy of King Lear: Text of the play with commentary -- Textual notes -- King Lear: Modern perspective / Susan Snyder -- Further reading -- Key to famous lines and phrases.
The New Folger Library edition of Shakespeare's plays provides accurate texts in modern spelling and punctuation, as well as scene-by-scene action summaries, full explanatory notes, many pictures clarifying Shakespeare's language, and notes recording all significant departures from the early printed versions. The play is prefaced by a brief introduction, by a guide to reading Shakespeare's language, and by accounts of his life and theater, followed by an annotated list of further readings and by a "Modern Perspective" written by Susan Snyder.
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