Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface vii
4. One. King Lear and Its language 1
5. Two. The Subplot as Simplification in King Lear 23
6. Three. Theatrical Emblems in King Lear 39
7. Four. Acting as Action in King Lear 59
8. Five. We Put Fresh Garments on Him′: Nakedness and Clothes in King Lear 77
9. Six. The Artist Exploring the Primitive: King Lear 89
10. Seven. Recognition in King Lear 103
11. Eight. The Energies of Endurance : Biblical Echo in King Lear 117
12. Nine. ‘Ripeness is All’: Sententiae and Common - places in King Lear 145
13. Ten. King Lear as Pastoral Tragedy 169
14. Eleven. Reason and Need : King Lear and the ‘Crisis’ of the Aristocracy 185
15. Twelve. Edgar: Once and Future King 221
16. Afterword 239
17. Contributors 241