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Shakespeare's Revision of KING LEAR

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Shakespeare's Revision of KING LEAR
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Steven Urkowitz
SeriesPrinceton Essays in Literature
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:182
Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 152
ISBN/Barcode 9780691609768
ClassificationsDewey:822.33
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Professional & Vocational

Publishing Details

Publisher Princeton University Press
Imprint Princeton University Press
Publication Date 14 July 2014
Publication Country United States

Description

Of the three texts of King Lear--the Quarto version printed in 1608, the Folio edition of 1623, and the modern composite of these two early texts--it has been assumed that both the Quarto and Folio versions arc distortions of an unblemished original" now lost and that only the modern text accurately approaches Shakespeare's lost original manuscript