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King Lear (Barnes and Noble Shakespeare) by William Shakespeare (2007, Trade Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherUnion Square Publishing
ISBN-101411400798
ISBN-139781411400795
eBay Product ID (ePID)128445112

Product Key Features

Book TitleKing Lear (Barnes and Noble Shakespeare)
Number of Pages408 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicShakespeare, General, European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
Publication Year2007
GenreDrama, Literary Collections
AuthorWilliam Shakespeare
Book SeriesBarnes and Noble Shakespeare Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight15 oz
Item Length8 in
Item Width5.2 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2006-018627
Dewey Edition19
Dewey Decimal822.3/3
Synopsis&&LP style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&&LIKing Lear&&L/I, by &&LBWilliam Shakespeare&&L/B, is part of the &&LIBarnes & Noble Shakespeare&&L/I series. This unique series features newly edited texts prepared by leading scholars from America and Great Britain, in collaboration with one of the world's foremost Shakespeare authorities, &&LBDavid Scott Kastan&&L/B of Columbia University. Together they have produced texts as faithful as possible to those that Shakespeare wrote.&&L/P&&LP style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" &&L/P&&LP style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"Each volume in the &&LIBarnes & Noble Shakespeare&&L/I includes:&&L/P &&LBNew Scholarship&&L/B - Premiere scholars introduce each play with contemporary scholarship. An essay on editing the text provides an in-depth look at the quartos and folios used in the edition. &&LBContextualizing Essays&&L/B - Essays on Shakespeare's England, language, and life, along with essays on performing Shakespeare and significant performances frame the play in both historical and theatrical context for readers. A look at the lasting influence of the play on music, art, film, and dance creates an interdisciplinary framework with which to approach the play. &&LBBetter Notes&&L/B - Through one-word margin definitions, facing-page glosses, and longer end notes after the play, our innovative approach to notes pulls readers away from the text fewer times while providing them with more information and comprehensive analysis. &&LBFurther Reading&&L/B - An annotated bibliography of titles, hand-selected by the introduction author, takes readers beyond the edition for further reading. One of Shakespeare's greatest tragedies, &&LIKing Lear&&L/I portrays with frightening power the collapse of royal and parental authority. The editor, &&LBAndrew Hadfield&&L/B, restores the play to its historical context, showing how the names and places in the ancient Britain of the play connect to Shakespeare's England., &&LP style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&&LIKing Lear&&L/I, by &&LBWilliam Shakespeare&&L/B, is part of the &&LIBarnes & Noble Shakespeare&&L/I series. This unique series features newly edited texts prepared by leading scholars from America and Great Britain, in collaboration with one of the world's foremost Shakespeare authorities, &&LBDavid Scott Kastan&&L/B of Columbia University. Together they have produced texts as faithful as possible to those that Shakespeare wrote.&&L/P&&LP style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" &&L/P&&LP style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"Each volume in the &&LIBarnes & Noble Shakespeare&&L/I includes: &&L/P &&LBNew Scholarship&&L/B - Premiere scholars introduce each play with contemporary scholarship. An essay on editing the text provides an in-depth look at the quartos and folios used in the edition. &&LBContextualizing Essays&&L/B - Essays on Shakespeare's England, language, and life, along with essays on performing Shakespeare and significant performances frame the play in both historical and theatrical context for readers. A look at the lasting influence of the play on music, art, film, and dance creates an interdisciplinary framework with which to approach the play. &&LBBetter Notes&&L/B - Through one-word margin definitions, facing-page glosses, and longer end notes after the play, our innovative approach to notes pulls readers away from the text fewer times while providing them with more information and comprehensive analysis. &&LBFurther Reading&&L/B - An annotated bibliography of titles, hand-selected by the introduction author, takes readers beyond the edition for further reading. One of Shakespeare's greatest tragedies, &&LIKing Lear&&L/I portrays with frightening power the collapse of royal and parental authority. The editor, &&LBAndrew Hadfield&&L/B, restores the play to its historical context, showing how the names and places in the ancient Britain of the play connect to Shakespeare's England.
LC Classification NumberPR2819.A1 2006