Shakespeare: King Lear

By: Bruce, Susan

Book Overview

Analyzes the play's scholarly reception from the late 17th century to the late 20th, with long excerpts from examples of each period and approach. Covers neo-classicism, Romanticism, Realism during the 19th century, the shift from Christianity to chaos through the first half of the 20th century, and

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231115288
• ISBN13: 9780231115285
• Release Date: April 1999
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.3" x 0.5" x 5.5"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher