{"product_id":"king-lear-paperback-10","title":"King Lear - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWilliam Shakespeare\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eCraig Walker\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eJoseph Black\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe text of the play included here, prepared by Craig Walker for \u003cem\u003eThe Broadview Anthology of British Literature\u003c\/em\u003e, has been acclaimed for its outstanding introductory material and annotations, and for its inclusion of parellel text versions of key scenes for which the texts of the Quarto and the Folio versions of the play are substantially different.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlso included in this edition are excerpts from a variety of literary source materials (including Geoffrey on Monmouth's \u003cem\u003eHistoria Regum Britanniae\u003c\/em\u003e, the anonymous \u003cem\u003eTrue Chronicle Historie of King Leir\u003c\/em\u003e, and Samuel Harsnett's \u003cem\u003eA Declaration of Egregious Popish Impostures\u003c\/em\u003e); material on the historical Annesley case that raised many of the same issues as does Shakespeare's play; and the happy ending from Nahum Tate's version of the play, which held the stage for 150 years after its first performance in 1681.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The text of the play included here, prepared by Craig Walker for \u003cem\u003eThe Broadview Anthology of British Literature\u003c\/em\u003e, has been acclaimed for its outstanding introductory material and annotations, and for its inclusion of parellel text versions of key scenes for which the texts of the Quarto and the Folio versions of the play are substantially different. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Also included in this edition are excerpts from a variety of literary source materials (including Geoffrey on Monmouth's \u003cem\u003eHistoria Regum Britanniae\u003c\/em\u003e, the anonymous \u003cem\u003eTrue Chronicle Historie of King Leir\u003c\/em\u003e, and Samuel Harsnett's \u003cem\u003eA Declaration of Egregious Popish Impostures\u003c\/em\u003e); material on the historical Annesley case that raised many of the same issues as does Shakespeare's play; and the happy ending from Nahum Tate's version of the play, which held the stage for 150 years after its first performance in 1681. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eContributing Editor Craig Walker\u003c\/strong\u003e is Associate Professor of Drama at Queen's University and is the author of \u003cem\u003eThe Buried Astrolabe: Canadian Dramatic Imagination and Western Tradition\u003c\/em\u003e (McGill-Queen's University Press, 2001). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.4 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 10, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47427343220914,"sku":"9781551119670","price":26.51,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/9b403a7abb8f57736642e570c392d102.webp?v=1778522067","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/king-lear-paperback-10","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}