The history of King Lear
The introduction illuminates the plays' origins and practicalities of composition, its reception and influence. Detailed notes pay special attention to language and staging, and the volume includes King Lear's first derivative, a contemporary ballad, and guides to appreciation of the play and its multiple offshoots
Fictional Work
x, 321 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
9780199535828, 0199535825
191752385
"First published by the Clarendon Press 2000"--Title page verso