King Lear: Shakespeare: The Critical Tradition

Hardback

Main Details

Title King Lear: Shakespeare: The Critical Tradition
Authors and Contributors      Edited by Kevin J. Donovan
Series edited by Joseph Candido
Series edited by Professor Brian Vickers
SeriesShakespeare: The Critical Tradition
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:544
Dimensions(mm): Height 234,Width 156
Category/GenreLiterary studies - c 1500 to c 1800
ISBN/Barcode 9781350128415
ClassificationsDewey:822.33
Audience
Professional & Vocational

Publishing Details

Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint The Arden Shakespeare
Publication Date 23 February 2023
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

This volume documents the reception and interpretation of Shakespeare's tragedy King Lear by critics, editors and general readers from the late 18th to the early 20th centuries. Following an introduction which provides an historical account of the play's critical reception from the earliest times to the present day, the volume presents a selection of original documents, together with contextual head notes and biographical sketches of the authors and a rationale for their selection, as well as a list of suggested further reading. The chronological arrangement of the text-excerpts engages the readers in a direct and unbiased dialogue, whereas the introduction offers a critical evaluation from a current stance, including modern theories and methods. Thus the volume makes a major contribution to our understanding of the play and of the traditions of Shakespearean criticism surrounding it as they have developed from century to century.

Author Biography

Kevin J. Donovan, professor of English at Middle Tennessee State University, USA, has co-edited collections of essays on Milton and scholarly editions of Shakespeare and early Irish drama, as well as various essays on Ben Jonson and other early modern dramatists.