The history of King Lear /
Tate adapted Shakespeare's tragedy into a Restoration tragicomedy, changing bloodbath to a happy ending, recasting the tragic hero in acts I and II, expanding the female roles (a tribute to the new practice of having women actors on the Restoration stage), and marrying Edgar and Cordelia
Main Author: | Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 |
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Other Authors: | Black, James, 1932- (Editor), Tate, Nahum, 1652-1715 |
Format: | Government Document Book |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Lincoln :
University of Nebraska Press,
[1975]
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Series: | Regents restoration drama series
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