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'King Lear' in Context: The Cultural Background
Contributor(s): Linley, Keith (Author)

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ISBN: 1783083735     ISBN-13: 9781783083732
Publisher: Anthem Press
OUR PRICE: $23.70  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: February 2015
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BISAC Categories:
- Literary Criticism | Shakespeare
Dewey: 822.33
LCCN: 2014049086
Series: Anthem Perspectives in Literature
Physical Information: 0.69" H x 6" W x 9" L (1.00 lbs) 306 pages
Features: Bibliography, Index
 
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This engaging book provides in-depth discussion of the various influences that an audience in 1606 would have brought to interpreting 'King Lear'. How did people think about the world, about God, about sin, about kings, about civilized conduct? Learn about the social hierarchy, gender relationships, parenting and family dynamics, court corruption, class tensions, the literary profile of the time, the concept of tragedy - and all the subversions, transgressions, and oppositions that made the play an unsettling picture of a disintegrating world in free fall.
 
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