The Lear World : : A study of King Lear in its dramatic context /

The Lear World : : A study of King Lear in its dramatic context / / John Reibetanz.

The dramatic traditions and conventions available to Shakespeare at the time he wrote King Lear were so rich and varied as to constitute an extremely resonant and complex vocabulary, one that Shakespeare fully utilized to shape his audience's response and to create the unique world of this play...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Toronto Press eBook-Package Archive 1933-1999
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Reibetanz, John,
Place / Publishing House:Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2019]
©1977
Year of Publication:2019
Language:English
Series:Heritage
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Physical Description:1 online resource (154 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • THE LEAR WORLD: A STUDY OF KING LEAR IN ITS DRAMATIC CONTEXT
  • Introduction: The Dramatic Context
  • 1. Gateway to the Lear World
  • 2. Structure: 'The Dramatic Effect of the Great Scenes'
  • 3. Structure: Figures and Configurations
  • 4. Characterization: Fools and Madmen
  • 5. The Rack of This Tough World
  • Notes
  • Index

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