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Contents
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When Shakespeare wrote King Lear | 9 |
Where the Play Came From | 14 |
Legend | 17 |
King Leir | 20 |
Arcadia | 26 |
Other Influences | 27 |
Performance Texts of King Lear | 60 |
Nahum Tates Adaptation | 62 |
Return to Shakespeare | 69 |
Interpretation in Performance | 75 |
TEXTUAL INTRODUCTION AND EDITORIAL PROCEDURES | 81 |
Abbreviations and references | 88 |
The History of King Lear | 95 |
THE BALLAD OF KING LEAR AND HIS THREE DAUGHTERS | 277 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The Oxford Shakespeare: The History of King Lear The Oxford Shakespeare |
| Author | William Shakespeare |
| Editor | Stanley Wells |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | OUP Oxford, 2001 |
| ISBN | 019158424X, 9780191584244 |
| Length | 336 pages |
| Subjects | › Drama / Shakespeare Literary Criticism / Drama |
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