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Kenneth Deighton

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Description:Excerpt from King Lear: With an Introduction and Notes In all probability King Lear was written in 1605. At all events the limits lie somewhere between 1603, the date of Haranet's Declaration, etc., to which the Third Act has several allusions, and 1606, when the Play was entered in the Stationers' Registers. By some it has been supposed that Gloucester's words (in i. 2) regarding eclipses are in allusion to the great solar eclipse of October, 1605, and that when speaking further of "machinations, hollowness, treachery," he is meant to point to the Gunpowder Plot of November 5th, 1605. The Quarto and the Folio texts differ very materially, there being in the former about two hundred and twenty lines that are not in the latter, and fifty lines in the latter that are not in the former. This discrepancy has given rise to much interesting discussion as to the author of the excisions, as to whether they were systematic or accidental, and, if systematic, whether the object was to shorten the play for acting purposes or to emphasize dramatic effects. Space will not allow me to give more than the briefest summary of the conclusions to which some of the most eminent Shakespearean critics have come. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with King Lear: With an Introduction and Notes (Classic Reprint). To get started finding King Lear: With an Introduction and Notes (Classic Reprint), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Excerpt from King Lear: With an Introduction and Notes In all probability King Lear was written in 1605. At all events the limits lie somewhere between 1603, the date of Haranet's Declaration, etc., to which the Third Act has several allusions, and 1606, when the Play was entered in the Stationers' Registers. By some it has been supposed that Gloucester's words (in i. 2) regarding eclipses are in allusion to the great solar eclipse of October, 1605, and that when speaking further of "machinations, hollowness, treachery," he is meant to point to the Gunpowder Plot of November 5th, 1605. The Quarto and the Folio texts differ very materially, there being in the former about two hundred and twenty lines that are not in the latter, and fifty lines in the latter that are not in the former. This discrepancy has given rise to much interesting discussion as to the author of the excisions, as to whether they were systematic or accidental, and, if systematic, whether the object was to shorten the play for acting purposes or to emphasize dramatic effects. Space will not allow me to give more than the briefest summary of the conclusions to which some of the most eminent Shakespearean critics have come. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with King Lear: With an Introduction and Notes (Classic Reprint). To get started finding King Lear: With an Introduction and Notes (Classic Reprint), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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