シェイクスピア批評の系譜：『リア王』 King Lear : Shakespeare: the Critical Tradition (Shakespeare: the Critical Tradition)

Donovan, Kevin J. (EDT)/ Candido, Joseph (EDT)/ Vickers, Brian (EDT)

The Arden Shakespeare（2023/02発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 544 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781350128415
• DDC分類 822.33

Full Description

This volume documents the reception and interpretation of Shakespeare's tragedy King Lear by critics, editors and general readers from the late 18th to the early 20th centuries. Following an introduction which provides an historical account of the play's critical reception from the earliest times to the present day, the volume presents a selection of original documents, together with contextual head notes and biographical sketches of the authors and a rationale for their selection, as well as a list of suggested further reading.

The chronological arrangement of the text-excerpts engages the readers in a direct and unbiased dialogue, whereas the introduction offers a critical evaluation from a current stance, including modern theories and methods. Thus the volume makes a major contribution to our understanding of the play and of the traditions of Shakespearean criticism surrounding it as they have developed from century to century.

Contents

General Editor's Preface
General Editor's Preface to the Revised Series
Acknowledgements

Introduction

The Critical Tradition Texts

Select Bibliography
Index