138 Pages
by
Routledge
138 Pages
by
Routledge
138 Pages
by
Routledge
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This edition first published in 1966. Previous edition published 1965 by the University of California Press. Perhaps more than any other play of Shakespeare's King Lear has been subjected to almost totally contradictory interpretations. In the first historical section of the book the author describes the varying concepts of the play and the distortions of text and even plot that have been... Read more
Chapter 1 Actors and Redactors; Chapter 2 Archetype, Parable, and Vision; Chapter 3 Action and World;
Biography
Maynard Mack
'Professor Mack's book must be ranked amongst the most penetrating studies of King Lear' - English
'(Professor Mack's) discussion of the play's theatrical history is especially helpful...' - Times Literary Supplement
