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The First Quarto of King Lear
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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The First Quarto of King Lear
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) William Shakespeare
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Edited by Jay L. Halio
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| Series | The New Cambridge Shakespeare: The Early Quartos |
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:156 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 228,Width 151 |
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| Category/Genre | Shakespeare plays |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780521587075
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| Classifications | Dewey:822.33 |
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| Audience | | Professional & Vocational | |
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| Illustrations |
Worked examples or Exercises
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Cambridge University Press
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| Imprint |
Cambridge University Press
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| Publication Date |
12 December 1996 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
This edition of Shakespeare's King Lear is based on the first (1608) quarto and represents a significantly different version from that published in the folio of 1623, which forms the basis of the standard New Cambridge Shakespeare edition. Each has numerous unique passages and hundreds of variant readings, creating differences that affect the structure, characterization and overall impact of the play. This volume contains a substantial introduction, the text of the first quarto, a collation of variant readings and an appendix of passages unique to the Folio.
Reviews"...it provides editorial assistance of every imaginable kind, textual variants, glossing of unfamiliar language." Studies in English Literature
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