Essay on King Lear: Analyzing the Cause for Controversy from an Editorial Standpoint
King Lear, much like all of Shakespeare’s plays, has been a cause for controversy from an editorial standpoint. The existence of both the Quarto version (published in 1608, still in Shakespeare’s lifetime) and the publication of the Folio (posthumously in 1623) has created a divide. As we do not have Shakespeare’s original manuscripts, this has...
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