| 'King Lear' in Context: The Cultural Background Contributor(s): Linley, Keith (Author) |
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ISBN: 1783083735 ISBN-13: 9781783083732 Publisher: Anthem Press OUR PRICE: $23.70 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Shakespeare |
| Dewey: 822.33 |
| LCCN: 2014049086 |
| Series: Anthem Perspectives in Literature |
| Physical Information: 0.69" H x 6" W x 9" (1.00 lbs) 306 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This engaging book provides in-depth discussion of the various influences that an audience in 1606 would have brought to interpreting 'King Lear'. How did people think about the world, about God, about sin, about kings, about civilized conduct? Learn about the social hierarchy, gender relationships, parenting and family dynamics, court corruption, class tensions, the literary profile of the time, the concept of tragedy - and all the subversions, transgressions, and oppositions that made the play an unsettling picture of a disintegrating world in free fall. |