Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. A Note on References xxi
5. Part 1. The Quarto, 1608
6. Chapter 1. King Lear at the Printer 3
7. Chapter 2. Adjusting Text Space to Print Space in the Shakespeare Folio and Quartos 36
8. Chapter 3. Nicholas Okes Compresses the Play 72
9. Chapter 4. Nicholas Okes Abridges It 129
10. Part 2. The Folio, 1623
11. Chapter 5. One Play, One Manuscript, Two Printed Books 173
12. Chapter 6. The Folio Editors Regularize Shakespeare 200
13. Chapter 7. The King’s Men Abridge a Tragedy 225
14. Part 3. The One King Lear
15. Chapter 8. The “Two Versions” Revisited 269
16. Conclusion: Toward a New Consensus 310
17. Appendix 1. Illustrations and Commentary 331
18. Appendix 2. Space Saving in Q1 King Lear 339
19. Notes 349
20. Index 385