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.

A propos de l'auteur

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.

Résumé

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.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Simon Palfrey, Palfrey Simon
• Edition: University Of Chicago Press
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 10.09.2014
• EAN: 9780226150642
• ISBN: 978-0-226-15064-2
• Pages: 280
• Catégories: Littérature > Livres-cadeaux, albums, calendriers perpétuels, recueils de cartes postales; Sciences humaines, art, musique > Linguistique et littérature > Linguistique et littérature anglaises; 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