Lear / Edward Bond ; with commentary and notes by Patricia Hern.
| Author/creator | Bond, Edward |
| Other author | Hern, Patricia. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication | London : Methuen, 1983. |
| Description | 1 online resource (lxvi,102 pages) : illustrations. |
| Supplemental Content | Drama online |
| Subjects |
| Series | Methuen student edition Methuen student edition. UNAUTHORIZED |
| Summary | First produced at the Royal Court Theatre in 1971, 'Lear' is an epic and violent rewrite of Shakespeare's 'King Lear'. In Bond's play, Lear is a paranoid autocrat, building a wall to keep out imagined 'enemies'. His daughters Bodice and Fontanelle rebel against him, causing a bloody war. Lear becomes their prisoner and goes on a journey of self-revelation. He is blinded and haunted by the ghost of a gravedigger's boy, whose kindness towards the old King led to his murder. Eventually Lear makes a gesture toward dismantling the wall he began. This gesture leads to his death, which offers hope as an example of practical activism. |
| Source of description | Description based on print version record. |
| Issued in other form | Print version : 9780413519504 |
| Genre/form | Drama. |
| Standard identifier# | 10.5040/9781408162996.00000018 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |