The History of King Lear

ISBN-10: 0803203829
ISBN-13: 9780803203822
Pages: 111
Language: English
Published: 1975
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
Authors: William Shakespeare, Nahum Tate

Description

Tate adapted Shakespeare's tragedy into a Restoration tragicomedy, changing bloodbath to a happy ending, recasting the tragic hero in acts I and II, expanding the female roles (a tribute to the new practice of having women actors on the Restoration stage), and marrying Edgar and Cordelia.