By far the best edition of King Lear - in respect of both textual and other matters - that we now have.'John Lyon,English Language Notes'This volume is a treasure-trove of precise information and stimulating comments on practically every aspect of the Lear-universe. I know of no other edition which I would recommend with such confidence: to students,professional colleagues and also the'educated public'.'Dieter Mehl,Shakespeare Jahrbuch,vol 134
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Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCISBN: 9781903436592Number of pages: 456Weight: 484 gDimensions: 198 x 129 mm
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'Lear is trapped into a position of anger,having embarked on a game of vanity with his daughters: who loves me most''Of all the Shakespeare roles,King Lear is the actor's Everest... To play this you need to have lived long enough to know or see suffering,madness,and human folly.''King Lear is perhaps the greatest of all Shakespeare's dramas,but it is so harrowing,so despairing,so graphic in its cruelty,that it is also a test of endurance.''If Shakespeare's plays were mountains,King Lear would be the entire Himalayas.''The play - arguably the Bard's greatest'''Lear'is an undeniably majestic work;
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