Poor Tom - Living 'King Lear'

One of the most memorable Shakespearean characters is Edgar in King Lear. The author asks us to rethink all those received ideas - and thus to experience King Lear as never before. He argues that Edgar is Shakespeare's most radical experiment in characterization - and also his most exhaustive model of both human and theatrical possibility.

About the author

Simon Palfrey is professor of English literature at the University of Oxford and a fellow of Brasenose College. He is joint general editor of Shakespeare Now! and the author of a number of nonfiction works as well as a novel and a play.

Summary

One of the most memorable Shakespearean characters is Edgar in King Lear. The author asks us to rethink all those received ideas - and thus to experience King Lear as never before. He argues that Edgar is Shakespeare's most radical experiment in characterization - and also his most exhaustive model of both human and theatrical possibility.

Product details

• Authors: Simon Palfrey, Palfrey Simon
• Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 10.09.2014
• EAN: 9780226150642
• ISBN: 978-0-226-15064-2
• No. of pages: 280
• Subjects: Fiction > Gift books, albums, perpetual calendars, postcard booklets; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies; English, LITERARY CRITICISM / Drama, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / General, Literary studies: c 1600 to c 1800, Shakespeare Studies & Criticism, Literary studies: plays and playwrights, Relating to Shakespeare / Shakespearean