The One King Lear
Download or Read eBook The One King Lear PDF written by Brian Vickers and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2016-04-04 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Author | : Brian Vickers |
Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
Total Pages | : 412 |
Release | : 2016-04-04 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780674504844 |
ISBN-13 | : 0674504844 |
Rating | : 4/5 (44 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The One King Lear by : Brian Vickers
Book excerpt: In the 1980s influential scholars argued that Shakespeare revised King Lear in light of theatrical performance, resulting in two texts by the bard’s own hand. The two-text theory hardened into orthodoxy. Here Sir Brian Vickers makes the case that Shakespeare did not cut his original text. At stake is the way his greatest play is read and performed.