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King Lear (Barnes & Noble Shakespeare) by William Shakespeare, David Scott Kastan (Editor), Andrew David Hadfield (Editor), Andrew Hadfield (Introduction)

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  • Pub. Date: July 2007
  • 397pp
  • Sales Rank: 69,133

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    • Pub. Date: July 2007
    • Publisher: Barnes & Noble
    • Format: Paperback, 397pp
    • Sales Rank: 69,133

    Synopsis

    King Lear, by William Shakespeare, is part of the Barnes & Noble Shakespeare series.  This unique series features newly edited texts prepared by leading scholars from America and Great Britain, in collaboration with one of the world’s foremost Shakespeare authorities, David Scott Kastan of Columbia University. Together they have produced texts as faithful as possible to those that Shakespeare wrote.

    Each volume in the Barnes & Noble Shakespeare includes:

    • New Scholarship – Premiere scholars introduce each play with contemporary scholarship. An essay on editing the text provides an in-depth look at the quartos and folios used in the edition.
    • Contextualizing Essays – Essays on Shakespeare’s England, language, and life, along with essays on performing Shakespeare and significant performances frame the play in both historical and theatrical context for readers. A look at the lasting influence of the play on music, art, film, and dance creates an interdisciplinary framework with which to approach the play.
    • Better Notes – Through one-word margin definitions, facing-page glosses, and longer end notes after the play, our innovative approach to notes pulls readers away from the text fewer times while providing them with more information and comprehensive analysis.
    • Further Reading – An annotated bibliography of titles, hand-selected by the introduction author, takes readers beyond the edition for further reading.


    One of Shakespeare’s greatest tragedies, King Lear portrays with frightening power the collapse of royal andparental authority. The editor, Andrew Hadfield, restores the play to its historical context, showing how the names and places in the ancient Britain of the play connect to Shakespeare’s England.

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    An excellent edition of Lear!by JohnLemon

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    November 28, 2009: This review is not of King Lear itself (one of my two favorite Shakespeare plays, with the other being Othello), but rather on this edition of Lear (ISBN: 9781411400795), which was edited by Andrew Hadfield and David Scott Kastan.

    I read a lot of heavily annotated books, and I have to say that the Barnes & Noble Shakespeare editions have one of the best book designs I've ever encountered. The various references materials (footnotes and definitions for archaic words) appear in a manner that makes the text very easy to follow.

    The scholarship is also top-notch. The annotations give you enough to make things clear without insulting your intelligence, or without overburdening you with unnecessary detail. The essays are also interesting and informative.

    I've been avoiding Shakespeare ever since high school, which was many years ago. Now that I'm reading him again, I'm glad I'm in such good hands. It is making the experience a joy, rather than a chore.

    My compliments to the editors and the book designer. They have done a superior job of making this difficult text accessible to the modern reader. Highly recommended.

    Lear doesn't need a review from me, but the B&N edition does.by typoo

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    August 29, 2009: The Barnes and Noble edition of the plays are my favorites to read. The format of the books is great. No jumping around to read the footnotes and text explanatory notes unless I want to. The play speaks for itself and has for hundreds of years. I highly recommend all the B&N editions of his plays.


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