| King Lear Contributor(s): Shakespeare, William (Author), Ioppolo, Grace (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0393926648 ISBN-13: 9780393926644 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company OUR PRICE: $21.14 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2007 Annotation: This remarkable edition features a newly edited text of King Lear based on the earliest printed text of the play, along with detailed notes and performance annotations. An integrated audio CD showcases the deeper understanding and enjoyment from the power of performance.HearReadSee: -- Hear recordings of great contemporary and historical performances of key scenes from the play.-- Read about a modern production, from the director's point of view.-- See production notes and photos alongside the text that takes you inside the stage experience.-- See photos from contemporary stage productions and movie adaptations.-- Read and see how a modern cast approaches the play, from interviews with the actors.-- Hear and read about how a legendary voice coach (previously from the RSC) approaches the text and works with actors on Speaking Shakespeare.Narrated by Sir Derek JacobiText Editor: Douglas Brooks (Texas A&M) |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Drama | Shakespeare |
| Dewey: 822.33 |
| LCCN: 2007029213 |
| Series: Norton Critical Editions |
| Physical Information: 0.58" H x 5.26" W x 8.26" (0.61 lbs) 296 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: "Sources" helps readers navigate King Lear's rich history and includes the nine essential primary sources from which Shakespeare borrowed significantly in creating his play, along with two additional likely sources. "Criticism"provides thirteen major critical interpretations and three provocative adaptations and responses to King Lear. Critical interpretation is provided by Samuel Johnson, Charles Lamb, Peter Brook, Michael Warren, Lynda E. Boose, Janet Adelman, and R. A. Foakes, among others. The adaptations and responses are by Nahum Tate, John Keats, and Edward Bond. A Selected Bibliography is also included. |
Contributor Bio(s): Ioppolo, Grace: - Grace Ioppolo is the founder and director of the Henslowe-Alleyn Digitisation Project and is Professor of Shakespearean and Early Modern Drama in the Department of English and American Literature at the University of Reading, England. She is the author of Dramatists and Their Manuscripts in the Age of Shakespeare, Jonson, Middleton, and Heywood: Authorship, Authority, and the Playhouse (2006) and Revising Shakespeare (1991). She has edited Shakespeare's King Lear for Norton and has published widely on textual transmission, the history of the book and literary and historical manuscripts, most recently as the co-editor of Elizabeth I and the Culture of Writing (2007). She is the General Editor of The Collected Works of Thomas Heywood, forthcoming 2012-15. |