Shakespeare King Lear |
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| Editor:
| Bruce, Susan
Bruce, Susan |
| Series title: | Columbia Critical Guides |
| ISBN: | 978-0-231-11528-5 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 1999 |
| Publisher: | Columbia University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $75.50 |
Book Description:
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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.
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.