Author: | William Shakespeare | ISBN: | 9781908538291 |
Publisher: | Coda Books Ltd | Publication: | February 16, 2012 |
Imprint: | Coda Books Ltd | Language: | English |
Author: | William Shakespeare |
ISBN: | 9781908538291 |
Publisher: | Coda Books Ltd |
Publication: | February 16, 2012 |
Imprint: | Coda Books Ltd |
Language: | English |
This is the essential guide to King Lear for students and general audiences alike. This unique volume features the whole of the immortal text as it first appeared in 1623 when the first collected works of Shakespeare were first gathered together. Also included is a modern spelling version of the play.The volume is completed by the famous lectures of A. C. Bradley, still recognised as the peak of Shakespeare scholarship, which bring a new depth to our understanding of these towering masterpieces. The Bradley lectures form the base on which all other Shakespeare scholars must seek to build and which have never been equalled.
This is the essential guide to King Lear for students and general audiences alike. This unique volume features the whole of the immortal text as it first appeared in 1623 when the first collected works of Shakespeare were first gathered together. Also included is a modern spelling version of the play.The volume is completed by the famous lectures of A. C. Bradley, still recognised as the peak of Shakespeare scholarship, which bring a new depth to our understanding of these towering masterpieces. The Bradley lectures form the base on which all other Shakespeare scholars must seek to build and which have never been equalled.