King Lear (Vol. 83) - Further Reading
FURTHER READING
CRITICISM
Buechner, Frederick. “King Lear.” Speak What We Feel (Not What We Ought to Say): Reflections on Literature and Faith, pp. 125-54. New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 2001.
Provides an overview of the principal themes in King Lear, focusing on its mix of tragic and comic elements.
Conrad, Peter. “Expatriating Lear.” In To Be Continued: Four Stories and Their Survival, pp. 95-152. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1995.
Investigates the influence of King Lear on seventeenth- and eighteenth-century works of literature and film.
Craig, Leon Harold. “The Perils of Political Improvisation.” In Of Philosophers and Kings: Political Philosophy in Shakespeare's Macbeth and King Lear, pp. 113-33. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2001.
Analyzes the political implications of Lear's decision to divide his kingdom.
Halio, Jay L....
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