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[THE SOURCEBOOKS SHAKESPEARE] HELPS STUDENTS:

BETTER UNDERSTAND SHAKESPEARE'S LANGUAGE,

VISUALIZE THE PLAYS, OVERCOME THEIR INTIMIDATION,

AND BE MORE ENGAGED.

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On the CD: Hear classic scenes including Paul Scofield, Donald Wolfit, and Laurence Olivier as King Lear and Kenneth Branagh and John Hurt as The Fool.

See images from notable productions including:

  • James Earl Jones, Paul Sorvino, and Rene Auberjonois from the Public Theater (1973)
  • the RSC productions directed by Yukio Ninagawa (1999) and Trevor Nunn (2007)
Read essays and commentary with insights from:

  • Text editor Douglas Brooks on productions of King Lear throughout history
  •  Bradley Ryner on the 2000 Shakespeare Theatre Company production featuring a deaf Cordelia

 

Table of Contents

About Sourcebooks MediaFusion
About the Text
On the CD
Featured Audio Productions
Note from the Series Editors

In Production: King Lear through the Years
by Douglas A. Brooks

As Performed: by the Shakespeare Theatre Company in Washington, D.C. (2000)
by Bradley D. Ryner

“Unaccommodated man”: King Lear in Popular Culture
by Douglas Lanier

King Lear
by William Shakespeare

A Voice Coach’s Perspective on Shakespeare: Keeping Shakespeare Practical
by Andrew Wade

In the Age of Shakespeare
by Thomas Garvey

About the Online Teaching Resources
Acknowledgments
Audio Credits
Photo Credits
About the Contributors
 
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