King Leir
Contributors: Tiffany Stern (Editor)
Series: Globe Quartos
Publisher: Nick Hern Books; Globe Education
Published: 2002
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 100
ISBN-13: 9781854596352
Subjects: Drama texts: 16th to 18th centuries; Plays
First sentence: Thus, to our grief, the obsequies perform'd
Description: Obviously a prime source for Shakespeare, who may have seen it performed in 1605, 'Leir' tells the same story as 'Lear', but has a happy ending, with Cordella marrying the King of France, reconciling with her father and reclaiming the crown of England.
Notes: This edition republished 2003 New York: Routledge Theatre Arts