Lear from Study to Stage: Essays in Criticism

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James Ogden, Arthur Hawley Scouten
Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press, 1997 - 305 páginas
The late William Ringler, Jr. and James Ogden examine the theatrical tradition from Shakespeare's time to the nineteenth century. The history of literary criticism to Bradley and beyond is sketched in the introduction, and recent criticism is described in more detail by Richard Levin. Carol Rutter's essay on the women characters in the play is inspired partly by feminist criticism and partly by recent productions. The productions of the last thirty years are covered by theater critic Benedict Nightingale, and the major film versions by Anthony Davies and Stephen Phillips. Finally, Stuart Sillars presents a "visual history," an account of artistic responses that suggests further possibilities for both research and teaching.

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The TwoText Controversy
31
The Idea of Shakespeare and the Two Lears
45
Two Lears? By Shakespeare?
57
A Case for Conflation
79
Textual Revision and the Fool in King Lear
109
Some Remarks on King Lear
123
Lears Blasted Heath
135
King Lear Defamiliarized
146
Eel Pie and Ugly Sisters in King Lear
172
Some Recent Productions
226
King Lear on Film
247
Akira Kurosawas Ran
267
Toward a Visual History
278
Contributors
297
Index
299
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Página 27 - The weight of this sad time we must obey ; Speak what we feel, not what we ought to say. The oldest hath borne most : we, that are young, Shall never see so much, nor live so long.
Página 24 - I'll kneel down, And ask of thee forgiveness; so we'll live, // And pray, and sing, and tell old tales, and laugh At gilded butterflies, and hear poor rogues Talk of court news; and we'll talk with them too, Who loses and who wins; who's in, who's out; And take...
Página 49 - I remember the players have often mentioned it as an honour to Shakespeare, that in his writing (whatsoever he penned) he never blotted out a line. My answer hath been, "Would he ' had blotted a thousand," which they thought a malevolent speech.
Página 271 - Poor naked wretches, wheresoe'er you are, That bide the pelting of this pitiless storm, How shall your houseless heads and unfed sides, Your loop'd and window'd raggedness, defend you From seasons such as these ? O, I have ta'en Too little care of this ! Take physic, pomp ; Expose thyself to feel what wretches feel, That thou mayst shake the superflux to them, And show the heavens more just.
Página 117 - Lear. My wits begin to turn. Come on, my boy : how dost, my boy ? art cold ? I am cold myself. Where is this straw, my fellow? The art of our necessities is strange, That can make vile things precious.
Página 119 - Through tatter'd clothes small vices do appear ; Robes, and furr'd gowns, hide all. Plate sin with gold, And the strong lance of justice hurtless breaks : Arm it in rags, a pigmy's straw doth pierce it.
Página 131 - O pity! Sir, where is the patience now That you so oft have boasted to retain? EDGAR: (Aside) My tears begin to take his part so much, They mar my counterfeiting.
Página 93 - Lear. Then let them anatomize Regan ; see what breeds about her heart. Is there any cause in nature that makes these hard hearts?

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