King Lear (The Sourcebooks Shakespeare) - Softcover
This remarkable edition features a newly edited text of King Lear based on the earliest printed text of the play, along with detailed notes and performance annotations. An integrated audio CD showcases the deeper understanding and enjoyment from the power of performance.
Hear...Read...See:
-- Hear recordings of great contemporary and historical performances of key scenes from the play.
-- Read about a modern production, from the director's point of view.
-- See production notes and photos alongside the text that takes you inside the stage experience.
-- See photos from contemporary stage productions and movie adaptations.
-- Read and see how a modern cast approaches the play, from interviews with the actors.
-- Hear and read about how a legendary voice coach (previously from the RSC) approaches the text and works with actors on "Speaking Shakespeare."
Narrated by Sir Derek Jacobi
Text Editor: Douglas Brooks (Texas A&M)
Hear...Read...See:
-- Hear recordings of great contemporary and historical performances of key scenes from the play.
-- Read about a modern production, from the director's point of view.
-- See production notes and photos alongside the text that takes you inside the stage experience.
-- See photos from contemporary stage productions and movie adaptations.
-- Read and see how a modern cast approaches the play, from interviews with the actors.
-- Hear and read about how a legendary voice coach (previously from the RSC) approaches the text and works with actors on "Speaking Shakespeare."
Narrated by Sir Derek Jacobi
Text Editor: Douglas Brooks (Texas A&M)
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From the Back Cover:
The Sourcebooks Shakespeare
More than 60 minutes of audio on the CD including over 20 classic scenes and excerpts from famous performances past and present
--Photographs from great performances
--CD audio indexed by line
--Glossary and production notes
--Newly edited text of the play
The Sourcebooks Shakespeare brings King Lear to life in a revolutionary new book and audio CD format
In the Book:
Photographs from notable productions including:
--James Earl Jones as Lear, Paul Sorvino as Gloucester, and Rene Auberjonois as Edgar from 1973 at the Public Theater in New York City
--The Royal Shakespeare Company in 1999 (directed by Yukio Ninagawa) and 2007 (directed by Trevor Nunn)
--Set designs from the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre (1959) and Charles Kean’s production (1858)
Hear 21 great scenes on audio CD:
Memorable performances by Paul Scofield, Donald Wolfit, and Laurence Olivier all as Lear, Kenneth Branagh and John Hurt as The Fool, and Simon Russell Beale and Toby Stephens as Edmund
Narrated by Sir Derek Jacobi
About the Author:
More than 60 minutes of audio on the CD including over 20 classic scenes and excerpts from famous performances past and present
--Photographs from great performances
--CD audio indexed by line
--Glossary and production notes
--Newly edited text of the play
The Sourcebooks Shakespeare brings King Lear to life in a revolutionary new book and audio CD format
In the Book:
Photographs from notable productions including:
--James Earl Jones as Lear, Paul Sorvino as Gloucester, and Rene Auberjonois as Edgar from 1973 at the Public Theater in New York City
--The Royal Shakespeare Company in 1999 (directed by Yukio Ninagawa) and 2007 (directed by Trevor Nunn)
--Set designs from the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre (1959) and Charles Kean’s production (1858)
Hear 21 great scenes on audio CD:
Memorable performances by Paul Scofield, Donald Wolfit, and Laurence Olivier all as Lear, Kenneth Branagh and John Hurt as The Fool, and Simon Russell Beale and Toby Stephens as Edmund
Narrated by Sir Derek Jacobi
Text Editor: Douglas Brooks (Texas A&M)
David Bevington is the Phyllis Fay Horton Distinguished Service Professor in Humanities at the University of Chicago. A renowned text scholar, he has edited several Shakespeare editions including the Bantam Shakespeare in individual paperback volumes, The Complete Works of Shakespeare and Troilus and Cressida. He teaches courses in Shakespeare, Renaissance Drama and Medieval Drama.
Peter Holland is the McMeel Family Chair in Shakespeare Studies at the University of Notre Dame. One of the central figures in performance-oriented Shakespeare criticism, he has also edited many Shakespeare plays, including A Midsummer Night's Dream for the Oxford Shakespeare series.
David Bevington is the Phyllis Fay Horton Distinguished Service Professor in Humanities at the University of Chicago. A renowned text scholar, he has edited several Shakespeare editions including the Bantam Shakespeare in individual paperback volumes, The Complete Works of Shakespeare and Troilus and Cressida. He teaches courses in Shakespeare, Renaissance Drama and Medieval Drama.
Peter Holland is the McMeel Family Chair in Shakespeare Studies at the University of Notre Dame. One of the central figures in performance-oriented Shakespeare criticism, he has also edited many Shakespeare plays, including A Midsummer Night's Dream for the Oxford Shakespeare series.
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- PublisherSourcebooks MediaFusion
- Publication date2007
- ISBN 10 1402208308
- ISBN 13 9781402208300
- BindingPaperback
- Edition number1
- Number of pages416
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