Helps readers navigate "King Lear's" history and includes nine primary sources from which Shakespeare borrowed in creating his play, along with two additional likely sources. This title discusses the best-known and most-often discussed passages from Quarto I. It provides thirteen critical ...

Helps readers navigate "King Lear's" history and includes nine primary sources from which Shakespeare borrowed in creating his play, along with two additional likely sources. This title discusses the best-known and most-often discussed passages from Quarto I. It provides thirteen critical interpretations, and three adaptations and responses.