| William Shakespeare: King Lear: Essays, Articles, Reviews Contributor(s): Bruce, Susan (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0231115296 ISBN-13: 9780231115292 Publisher: Columbia University Press OUR PRICE: $26.73 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 1999 Annotation: This "Critical Guide" helps students sift through and make sense of nearly three centuries of Lear criticism, providing insight into different assessments of the play's merit and its place within Shakespeare's work and the canon of English literature. Highlights include excerpts from the neoclassical and Romantic receptions of "King Lear" -- material from John Dryden, Samuel Johnson, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, and Victor Hugo -- and a discussion of recent and current trends in criticism of the play. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Shakespeare - Drama | Shakespeare - Reference |
| Dewey: 822.33 |
| LCCN: 98039508 |
| Series: Columbia Critical Guides |
| Physical Information: 0.46" H x 7.76" W x 5.24" (0.45 lbs) 192 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This Critical Guide helps students sift through and make sense of nearly three centuries of Lear criticism, providing insight into different assessments of the play's merit and its place within Shakespeare's work and the canon of English literature. Highlights include excerpts from the neoclassical and Romantic receptions of King Lear -- material from John Dryden, Samuel Johnson, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, and Victor Hugo -- and a discussion of recent and current trends in criticism of the play. |