King Lear: Arden Performance Editions (Arden Performance Editions)

by William Shakespeare

Dr. Abigail Rokison-Woodall and Simon Russell Beale

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King Lear has ruled for many years. As age overtakes him, he divides his kingdom amongst his children. Misjudging their loyalty, he soon finds himself stripped of all the trappings of state, wealth and power that had defined him.

Arden Performance Editions are ideal for anyone engaging with a Shakespeare play in performance. With clear facing-page notes giving definitions of words, easily accessible information about key textual variants, lineation, metrical ambiguities and pronunciation, each edition has been developed to open the play's possibilities and meanings to actors and students.

Designed to be used and to be useful, each edition has plenty of space for personal annotations and the well-spaced text is easy to read and to navigate.

Each edition offers:
- Short, clear definitions of words
- Information about key textual variants
- Notes on pronunciation of difficult names and unfamiliar words
- An easy to read layout with space to write your own notes
- A short introduction to the play
  • ISBN10 1350243620
  • ISBN13 9781350243620
  • Publish Date 21 April 2022 (first published 24 March 2022)
  • Publish Status Active
  • Out of Print 28 September 2021
  • Publish Country GB
  • Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
  • Imprint The Arden Shakespeare
  • Format Paperback
  • Pages 400
  • Language English