Find a copy in the library
Finding libraries that hold this item...
Details
Genre/Form: | Drama Tragedies |
---|---|
Named Person: | Lear, King of England (Legendary character); Lear, King of England (Legendary character) |
Material Type: | Fiction |
Document Type: | Book |
All Authors / Contributors: |
William Shakespeare; Roma Gill |
ISBN: | 019832054X 9780198320548 |
OCLC Number: | 49652599 |
Notes: | Reissue. Originally published: 1994. |
Description: | xliv, 162 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
Contents: | Synopsis -- Leading characters in the play -- King Lear : commentary -- Date and text -- Shakespeare's verse -- Characters in the play -- King Lear -- Appendix A : quarto and folio -- Appendix B : Shakespeare's sources -- What the critics have said -- Classwork and examinations. Discussion ; Character study ; Activities ; Context questions ; Comprehension questions ; Essays ; Projects -- Background. Government ; Religion ; Education ; Language ; Drama ; Theatre -- Suggested further reading -- William Shakespeare 1564-1616 -- List of Shakespeare's plays. |
Responsibility: | edited by Roma Gill. |
More information: |
Abstract:
Helps students understand and enjoy Shakespeare's plays. Each play in this series has a range of students' notes. These include explanations of words and passages, a synopsis of the plot, summaries of individual scenes, and notes on the main characters. This work includes features such as the historical background to Shakespeare's England.
Read more...
Reviews
User-contributed reviews
Add a review and share your thoughts with other readers.
Be the first.
Add a review and share your thoughts with other readers.
Be the first.


Tags
Add tags for "King Lear".
Be the first.
Similar Items
Related Subjects:(12)
- Lear, -- King of England (Legendary character) -- Drama.
- Inheritance and succession -- Drama.
- Fathers and daughters -- Drama.
- Kings and rulers -- Drama.
- Aging parents -- Drama.
- Britons -- Drama.
- Lear, -- King of England (Legendary character)
- Aging parents.
- Britons.
- Fathers and daughters.
- Inheritance and succession.
- Kings and rulers.