The First Quarto of King Lear

William Shakespeare

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Spong, Andrew 1996. Bad Habits, ‘Bad’ Quartos, and the Myth of Origin in the Editing of Shakespeare. New Theatre Quarterly, Vol. 12, Issue. 45, p. 65.

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William Shakespeare
Edited by Jay L. Halio, University of Delaware

Publisher:: Cambridge University Press
Online publication date:: August 2019
Print publication year:: 1994
Online ISBN:: 9781316563892
DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316563892

Subjects:: Literature, Literary Texts
Series:: The New Cambridge Shakespeare: The Early Quartos

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This edition of King Lear is based on the first (1608) quarto and represents a significantly different version from that published in the Folio of 1623, which forms the basis of the standard New Cambridge Shakespeare edition. Most scholars now believe that the quarto derives from what was probably Shakespeare's own autograph draft of the play, whereas the Folio derives from a late, revised copy used as the prompt-book. Each has numerous unique passages and hundreds of variant readings, creating differences which affect the structure, characterisation and overall impact of the play. This volume contains a substantial introduction, the text of the first quarto and a collation of variant readings from the second quarto and the First Folio. Passages unique to the Folio are printed separately in an appendix.

"...it provides editorial assistance of every imaginable kind, textual variants, glossing of unfamiliar language." Studies in English Literature

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The New Cambridge Shakespeare
pp i-i

The New Cambridge Shakespeare - Series page
pp ii-ii

The First Quarto of King Lear - Title page
pp iii-iii

Copyright page
pp iv-iv

The New Cambridge Shakespeare
pp v-v

Dedication
pp vi-vi

Contents
pp vii-viii

Preface
pp ix-x

Abbreviations and Conventions
pp xi-xiv

Introduction
pp 1-26

Note on the text
pp 27-28

The History of King Lear
pp 29-130

List of Characters
pp 30-30

The History of King Lear
pp 31-31

Act 1
pp 31-55

Act 1, Scene 1
pp 31-39

Act 1, Scene 2
pp 40-44

Act 1, Scene 3
pp 44-45

Act 1, Scene 4
pp 45-54

Act 1, Scene 5
pp 54-55

Act 2
pp 56-75

Act 2, Scene 1
pp 56-60

Act 2, Scene 2
pp 60-65

Act 2, Scene 3
pp 65-65

Act 2, Scene 4
pp 66-75

Act 3
pp 75-92

Act 3, Scene 1
pp 75-76

Act 3, Scene 2
pp 76-78

Act 3, Scene 3
pp 79-79

Act 3, Scene 4
pp 79-84

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