Shakespeare, Lear, 1608 (A2r)

The play which we now call King Lear was not first published with a much longer title, it also differs in its emphasis on Edgar as the lead of the subplot. But the descriptive title, along with the account of its performance, serves as marketing to prospective buyers.

The play which we now call King Lear was not first published with a much longer title, it also differs in its emphasis on Edgar as the lead of the subplot.

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William Shakespeare, True Chronicle Historie of the life and death of King Lear and his three Daughters…. London: Nicholas Okes for Nathaniel Butter, 1608. (sig. A2r)

British Library, c.34.k.18 (public domain)

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