The history of King Lear
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PR2878.K4 T3 1975
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xxxvii, 111 pages ; 21 cm.
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English

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"A Bison book."
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Text of the 1681 ed., printed for E. Flesher and sold by R. Bentley and M. Magnes, London, with textual variants from the 1689, 1699, 1702, and 1712 editions included.
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Includes bibliographical references as footnotes.
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Tate adapted Shakespeare's tragedy into a Restoration tragicomedy, changing bloodbath to a happy ending, recasting the tragic hero in acts I and II, expanding the female roles (a tribute to the new practice of having women actors on the Restoration stage), and marrying Edgar and Cordelia.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Shakespeare, W., Tate, N., & Black, J. (1975). The history of King Lear . University of Nebraska Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616, Nahum Tate and James Black. 1975. The History of King Lear. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616, Nahum Tate and James Black. The History of King Lear Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1975.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Shakespeare, W., Tate, N. and Black, J. (1975). The history of king lear. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Shakespeare, William, Nahum Tate, and James Black. The History of King Lear University of Nebraska Press, 1975.

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