Aspects of King Lear

by Kenneth Muir, Stanley Wells

Overview

This volume brings together nine essays on King Lear by distinguished scholars, all of which were first published in Shakespeare Survey, the leading journal devoted to Shakespeare studies. A retrospective survey of criticism from 1934 to the present is followed by studies of the play's style and discussion of its background, meaning and theatrical presentation. The volume is illustrated with photographs of post-war productions.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780521288132
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	10/28/1982
Series:	Aspects of Shakespeare 5 Volume Paperback Set
Pages:	112
Product dimensions:	5.98(w) x 9.02(h) x 2.32(d)

Table of Contents

List of plates; Preface; King Lear: A Retrospect, 1939–79 G. R. Hibbard; Some aspects of the style of King Lear Winifred M. T. Nowottny; Madness in King Lear Kenneth Muir; Lear's questions Winifred M. T. Nowottny; 'And that's true too': King Lear and the tension of uncertainty Derek Peat; King Lear and Doomsday Mary Lascelles; Lear's last speech J. K. Walton; The catharsis of King Lear J. Stampfer; Costume in King Lear W. Moelwyn Merchant.