Understanding King Lear
Subtitle: a student casebook to issues, sources, and historical documents
By: Donna Woodford
Series: The Greenwood Press "Literature in context" series
Publisher: Greenwood Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Westport, Conn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 183
ISBN-13: 9780313319365
Subjects: Britons in literature; Sources; Inheritance and succession in literature; Lear, King (Legendary character), in literature; King Lear; Zeithintergrund; Kings and rulers in literature; Tragedy
Description: Compiles selections from historical, modern, and literary sources to help students understand the play, the time in which it was written, and its relevance today, with questions at the end of each section.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.