Lear, King | Further Reading
FURTHER READING
Berlin, Normand. "Boundary Situation: King Lear and Waiting for Godot." In The Secret Cause: A Discussion of Tragedy. Amherst: University of Massachusetts Press, 1981, pp. 87-107.
Attempts to uncover the "secret cause"—what Berlin believes is the essence of tragedy—in both works.
Brooke, Nicholas. Shakespeare: King Lear. London: Edward Arnold Publishers Ltd., 1963, 62 p.
Summarizes the play, addressing plot, poetic language, imagery, and sources.
Burke, Kenneth. "King Lear: Its Form and Psychosis." Shenandoah XXI, No. 1 (Autumn 1969): 3-18.
Suggests that readers take a very generalized view of King Lear in order to discover its underlying "psychosis"—that element or pattern in the play that contributes to its mass appeal.
Callaghan, Dympna. Woman and Gender in Renaissance Tragedy: A Study of "King Lear," "Othello," "The Duchess of Malfi," and "The...
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