KING LEAR by William Shakespeare

 

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books and versions of the text including a fact sheet on the publication history of King Lear, the quartos and folio editions and a guide to current publications of the text of Shakespeare's King Lear.

KING LEAR

Quick Key Facts:

Written between 1605 and 1606

First recorded performance at Whitehall on December 26, 1606

Published in First Quarto - 1608

Second Quarto - 1619

First Folio - 1623 

Total Lines in Play - 3499 lines

Longest part - King Lear 758 lines

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 KING LEAR

on film - dvd, download and video - including a fact sheet on King Lear Film History and a guide to currently available films, movies and adaptations of Shakespeare's King Lear.

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KING LEAR FILMS 

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KING LEAR

theatre and stage including a fact sheet on Performance History, a guide to current and forthcoming worldwide productions, an archive of recent stagings and a guide to Theatre books on King Lear.

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 KING LEAR

study guides, student notes, teaching aids and critical works on Shakespeare's King Lear including fact sheets on characters, plot, criticism and sources, along with a guide to currently available King Lear study guides.

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 KING LEAR

audiobooks on cd, download, MP3 and cassette of Shakespeare's King Lear including a guide to currently available King Lear audiobooks.

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