{"product_id":"king-lear-9781551119670","title":"King Lear","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis volume includes the text of the play as prepared by Craig Walker for The Broadview Anthology of British Literature—a text notable both for outstanding introductory material and annotations, and for the inclusion of parallel text versions of key scenes for which the texts in the Quarto and Folio versions are substantially different. Appendices in this edition include excerpts from key Shakespearean source material such as the anonymous True Chronicle History of King Leir, Spenser's The Faerie Queene, and Geoffrey of Monmouth’s Historia Regum Britanniae; excerpts from Samuel Harsnett's A Declaration of Egregious Popish Impostures; materials from the Annesley Case; and the happy ending from Nahum Tate's version of the play, which held the stage for 150 years after its first performance in 1681. This is one of several Broadview Anthology of British Literature Editions being released this year; those wishing to teach the text will have the option of including the convenient stand-alone book as part of a specially-priced shrink-wrapped package together with a volume of the anthology.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The \u003cem\u003eBroadview \u003c\/em\u003echooses the Folio as the basic text, but, significantly, adds notes throughout that point out the differences appearing in the Quarto version. In addition, in the case of the three scenes in which differences are most pronounced, the anthology prints both Folio and Quarto versions side by side. This method opens up illuminating and exciting possibilities in the classroom.... I regard the unhesitating confrontation with the difficulties of \u003cem\u003eKing Lear\u003c\/em\u003e that is shown by the Broadview editors as a microcosmic illustration of the toughness, determination, and conscientiousness of the editors throughout this entire British literature anthology.” — Robert H. Ray, Baylor University (author of \u003cem\u003eApproaches to Teaching Shakespeare’s\u003c\/em\u003e King Lear)\u003cp\u003e“... an exciting achievement ... It sets a new standard by which all other anthologies of British Literature will now have to be measured.” — Graham Hammill, SUNY—Buffalo\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eThe Broadview Anthology of British Literature\u003c\/em\u003e is no mere pretender to the throne long held by Norton; it is the new standard.” — Richard Nordquist, Armstrong Atlantic State University\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWilliam Shakespeare 1564–1616\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKing Lear\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eKing Lear\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIn Context\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Shakespearean Theater\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Swan Theatre\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTitus Andronicus in Performance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Plot of an Elizabethan Play\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEarly Editions of \u003cem\u003eKing Lear\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSource Material\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003efrom Geoffrey of Monmouth, \u003cem\u003eThe History of the Kings of Britain\u003c\/em\u003e (12th century) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Cap o’ Rushes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003efrom Anonymous, \u003cem\u003eThe True Chronicle History of King Leir and his Three Daughters\u003c\/em\u003e (1605) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003efrom Raphael Holinshed, \u003cem\u003eThe Chronicles of England, Scotland, and Ireland\u003c\/em\u003e (1577, 1587) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003efrom Edmund Spenser, \u003cem\u003eThe Faerie Queene\u003c\/em\u003e (1590)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Annesley Case\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003efrom Samuel Harsnett, A Declaration of Egregious Popish Impostures (1603)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eKing Lear\u003c\/em\u003e on Stage in the Seventeenth Century\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003efrom Richard Johnson, “The Ballad of King Lear and his Three Daughters” (1620)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003efrom Nahum Tate, \u003cem\u003eThe History of King Lear\u003c\/em\u003e (1681)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Broadview Press Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51041307165015,"sku":"9781551119670","price":13.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781551119670.jpg?v=1750949745","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/king-lear-9781551119670","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}