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• "Fairies and Gods": A Socio-Religious Context forKing Lear

  http://www.shu.ac.uk/emls/iemls/shaksper/files/FAIRES%20ANDGODS.txt

  Wylie, Jessica. "Faires and Gods: A Socio-Religious Context forKing Lear." SHAKSPER viaEarly Modern Literary Studies. Wylie explores the Celtic-pagan and Roman influences of and the interplay of these influences inKing Lear:

  keywords: celtic, king, Lr, lear, pagan, roman, religion

  found in: Shakespeare Sites > Criticism > Individual plays > King Lear

  valid as of 2005-09-08

• "Is This the Promised End?": The Tragedy ofKing Lear

  http://www.usfca.edu/fac-staff/southerr/lear.html

  Oates, Joyce Carol. "'Is This the Promised End?': The Tragedy ofKing Lear." (Originally published in theJournal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism33.1 (1974): 19-32. Oates examines the scene in which Lear awakes to find Cordelia beside him (4.7) and how it functions in terms of the end of the play:

  keywords: art, criticism, end, king, Lr, lear, tragedy

  found in: Shakespeare Sites > Criticism > Individual plays > King Lear

  valid as of 2005-09-08

• "The Thing Itself": Staging Male Sexual Vulnerability inKing Lear

  http://www.marshall.edu/engsr/SR1999.html#A2

  Shurgot, Michael W. "'The Thing Itself': Staging Male Sexual Vulnerability inKing Lear."Shakespeare and Renaissance Association of West Virginia (SRASP)22 (1999). Shurgot examines the thematic significance of the nude scenes in the Royal National Theatre's 1997 production ofKing Lear:

  keywords: king, Lr, lear, nudity, performance

  found in: Shakespeare Sites > Criticism > Individual plays > King Lear

  valid as of 2005-09-08

• 1Henry IV: Quarto

  http://dewey.lib.upenn.edu/CETI/Furness/index.cfm?TextID=henryIV&PagePosition=1

  The historie of Henry the Fourth : vvith the battell at Shrewsbury, betweene the King, and Lord Henry Percy, surnamed Henry Hotspur of the North. With the humorous conceits of Sir Iohn Falstaffe.London : Printed by J. Norton, 1639. (KingHenry IV):

  keywords: history, henry, 1h4, king, london

  found in: Shakespeare Sites > Texts > Facsimiles

  valid as of 2005-09-12

• A Serpent's Tooth

  http://www.geocities.com/~jbenz/lear.html

  Richard Nathan'sHow Sharper Than A Serpent's Tooth It Is to Have a Thankless Childis his parody ofKing Learas written for W. C. Fields:

  keywords: adaptation, king, Lr, lear, script

  found in: Shakespeare Sites > Fun stuff

  valid as of 2005-08-02

• Bible: King James Version

  http://www.hti.umich.edu/relig/kjv/

  TheHumanities Text Initiativeof the University of Michigan includes this searchable edition of the King James Bible:

  keywords: bible, edition, religion, james, king

  found in: Renaissance Sites > Religion and the Church > The Church > Bible

  valid as of 2005-09-15

• Books of the Bible (King James Version)

  http://poets.notredame.ac.jp/Bible/

  A searchable King James Bible is available from Kyoto Notre Dame University:

  keywords: bible, james, king

  found in: Renaissance Sites > Religion and the Church > The Church > Bible

  valid as of 2005-09-15

• Cibber'sRichard III

  http://dewey.lib.upenn.edu/CETI/Furness/index.cfm?TextID=richIII_cibber&PagePosition=1

  The tragical history ofKing Richard III as it is acted at the Theatre Royal. London: Printed for B. Lintott at the Middle temple-gate, in Eleet-street [!], and A. Bettesworth at the Red-Lyon on London-bridge, 1700. (King Lear):

  keywords: cibber, history, king, london, richard, r3, theater

  found in: Shakespeare Sites > Texts > Facsimiles

  valid as of 2005-09-12

• Declaration of Egregious Popish Impostures

  http://dewey.lib.upenn.edu/CETI/Furness/index.cfm?TextID=harsnett&PagePosition=1

  Samuel Harsnett'sA Declaration of egregious Popish Impostures(1603) was used by Shakespeare as his source for the names of demons inKing Lear. Locate this text at theFurness Collection:

  keywords: king, lear, Lr, demons

  found in: Renaissance Sites > Authors and Texts > Shakespeare's sources > King Lear

  valid as of 2005-09-14

• Don King's Shakespeare

  http://www.montreat.edu/dking/Shakespeare/English301.htm

  Study materials from Don King's Shakespeare course at Montreat College. Special emphasis on the major tragedies and comedies:

  keywords: college, english, king

  found in: Shakespeare Sites > Courses and Study Materials > Courses

  valid as of 2005-09-06

• Edgar and Kingship in the ThreeKing Lears

  http://www.marshall.edu/engsr/SR1999.html#_Edgar_and_Kingship

  Stoll, Abraham. "Edgar and Kingship in the ThreeKing Lears."West Virginia Shakespeare and Renaissance Association Selected Papers (SRASP)22 (1999). Stoll explores the different ideas of kingship in the Tate, Quarto, and Folio versions ofKing Learand constructs his own reading kingship based on all these sources:

  keywords: folio, king, kingship, Lr, lear, quarto, tate

  found in: Shakespeare Sites > Criticism > Individual plays > King Lear

  valid as of 2005-09-08

• English Monarchs

  http://www.englishmonarchs.co.uk/

  The site is a comprehensive history of the monarchs of England from Saxon times to the present day:

  keywords: king, monarch, queen, plantagenet, royalty, tudor

  found in: Renaissance Sites > History

  valid as of 2008-03-07

• EnjoyingKing Learby William Shakespeare

  http://www.pathguy.com/kinglear.htm

  Ed Friedlander has created this non-scholarly site intended as a resource for students and general readers ofKing Lear. This site is wonderfully laid out for the beginner enthusiast:

  keywords: king, lear, lr

  found in: Shakespeare Sites > Research Resources > Individual plays > King Lear

  valid as of 2005-09-09

• Hal Imitates The Sun

  http://www.shu.ac.uk/emls/iemls/shaksper/files/MORAL%20SHAKES-5.txt

  Schneider, Ben Ross. "Hal Imitates The Sun." SHAKSPER viaEarly Modern Literary Studies. A positive spin on the character of KingHenry Vboth in light of and in spite of war, prisoners, religious politics, and his pursuit of Catherine:

  keywords: character, H5, henry V, king, politics

  found in: Shakespeare Sites > Criticism > Individual plays > Henry V

  valid as of 2005-09-08

• Holy War inHenry Fifth

  http://cla.calpoly.edu/~smarx/Publications/henry.html

  Marx, Steven. "Holy War inHenry Fifth."Shakespeare Survey, 48 (1995). Marx explores the connection betweenHenry Vand conceptions of holy war in the Bible:

  keywords: bible, fifth, H5, henry, king, religion, war

  found in: Shakespeare Sites > Criticism > Individual plays > Henry V

  valid as of 2005-09-08

• James'sRichard IIIPromptbook

  http://dewey.lib.upenn.edu/CETI/Furness/index.cfm?TextID=richIII_james&PagePosition=1

  TheFurness Collectionhouses a copy ofShakspeare's historical tragedy of Richard III/ adapted to representation by Colley Cibber ; as played by Kemble, Cooke, and Kean and re-produced at the Park Theatre, New York, Jan. 7th, 1846.New York: S. French, 1846. (King Richard III):

  keywords: cibber, french, historical, james, king, promptbook, r3, richard, theatre, tragedy, york

  found in: Shakespeare Sites > Texts > Facsimiles

  valid as of 2005-09-12

• King Lear(Folio)

  http://ise.uvic.ca/Annex/Texts/Lr/F1/Scene/

  The Internet Shakespeare Editions'old-spelling edition of the Folio (1623), available either as formatted in the original, by pages; in acts and scenes; or as a single long file:

  keywords: edition, folio, king, lear, lr, scenes, 1623

  found in: Shakespeare Sites > Texts > Old spelling > King Lear

  valid as of 2005-09-12

• King Lear(Quarto text)

  http://ise.uvic.ca/Annex/Texts/Lr/Q1/Scene/

  The Internet Shakespeare Editions'old-spelling edition of theKing LearQuarto (1608), available either as formatted in the original, by pages; in acts and scenes or as a single long file:

  keywords: edition, king, lear, lr, quarto, scenes, 1608

  found in: Shakespeare Sites > Texts > Old spelling > King Lear

  valid as of 2005-09-12

• King Lear: Quarto 2

  http://dewey.lib.upenn.edu/CETI/Furness/index.cfm?TextID=lear_q2&PagePosition=1

  M. VVilliam [Shake]-speare: his true chronicle history of the life and death ofKing Lear and his three daughters, with the unfortunate life of Edgar, sonne and heire to the Earle of Glocester,and his sullen and assumed humour of Tom of Bedlam. London: Printed for Nathaniel Butter, 1608 [i.e. 1619]. (King Lear):

  keywords: chronicle, death, history, king, lear, life, london, lr

  found in: Shakespeare Sites > Texts > Facsimiles

  valid as of 2005-09-12

• King LearBeyond Reason: Love and Justice in the Family

  http://www.firstthings.com/ftissues/ft9310/schwehn.html

  Schwehn, Mark R. "King LearBeyond Reason: Love and Justice in the Family."First Things36 (October 1993): 25-33. A thematic approach toKing Learfocussing on the love relationship between parent and child:

  keywords: Lr, king, lear, family, love

  found in: Shakespeare Sites > Criticism > Individual plays > King Lear

  valid as of 2005-09-08

• King Learand the Culture of Justice

  http://www.shu.ac.uk/emls/iemls/shaksper/files/MORAL%20SHAKES-3.txt

  Schneider, Jr., Ben Ross. "King Learand the Culture of Justice." SHAKSPER viaEarly Modern Literary Studies, 1997. Schneider re-evaluates reading the character of King Lear as a victim:

  keywords: culture, king, Lr, lear, victim

  found in: Shakespeare Sites > Criticism > Individual plays > King Lear

  valid as of 2005-09-08

• King Learhome

  http://larryavisbrown.homestead.com/files/Lear/lear_home.htm

  "The Complete Text of Shakespeare'sKing Learwith Quarto and Folio Variations, Annotations, and Commentary" is provided by Dr. Larry A. Brown:

  keywords: folio, king, lear, lr, quarto

  found in: Shakespeare Sites > Texts > Hypertexts

  valid as of 2005-09-12

• King Learin Its Own Time: The Difference that Death Makes

  http://www.shu.ac.uk/emls/01-1/schnlear.html

  Schneider, Jr., Ben Ross. "King Learin Its Own Time: The Difference that Death Makes."Early Modern Literary Studies1.1 (1995): 3.1-49. Schneider disagrees with the modern idea that Shakespeare's is a timeless genius of human nature and readsKing Learin the specific context of the time in which it was written and in terms of Elizabethan conceptions of death:

  keywords: death, Lr, lear, king

  found in: Shakespeare Sites > Criticism > Individual plays > King Lear

  valid as of 2005-09-08

• Lear's Lapse: ForeshadowingKing Lear I. i.

  http://www.io.com/~jlockett/Grist/English/lear.html

  Locket, Joseph. "Lear's Lapse: Foreshadowings inKing LearI.i."Grist for the Mill: Papers, Projects, Positions, 1996. Locket discusses the early signs inKing Learthat point towards the eventual dissolution of Lear's kingdom into social chaos:

  keywords: Lr, lear, king, social

  found in: Shakespeare Sites > Criticism > Individual plays > King Lear

  valid as of 2005-10-20

• Marlowe's Jew of Malta

  http://dewey.lib.upenn.edu/CETI/Furness/index.cfm?TextID=jew_of_malta&PagePosition=1

  The famous tragedy of the rich Jew of Malta, as it was playd before the king and queene in his majesties theatre at White-Hall. London : Printed by I.B. for Nicholas Vavasour, 1633. This text is available at theFurness Collection:

  keywords: jew, king, library, london, malta, marlowe, theatre, tragedy

  found in: Renaissance Sites > Authors and Texts > English > Marlowe, Christopher

  valid as of 2005-09-13

• More's Life ofRichard III

  http://dewey.lib.upenn.edu/CETI/Furness/index.cfm?TextID=more_richIII&PagePosition=1

  More, Thomas, Sir, Saint, 1478-1535.The tragicall historie of the life and reigne of Richard the third.Written by the right honorable Sir Thomas Moore, Lord Chancellor of England. In The historie of the pittiful life and unfortunate death of Edward the fifth and the then Duke of Yorke, his brother ; with, The troublesome and tyrranical government of usurping Richard the third, and his miserable end. London: T. Payne and sold by M. Young, 1641. This text is available throug theFurness Collectionat:

  keywords: R3, king, edward, richard, yorke, source, moore

  found in: Renaissance Sites > Authors and Texts > Shakespeare's sources > Richard III

  valid as of 2005-09-14

• Pope's Lear

  http://dewey.lib.upenn.edu/CETI/Furness/index.cfm?TextID=lear_pope&PagePosition=1

  The life and death ofKing Lear. In The works of Shakespear : in six volumes / collated and corrected by the former editions, by Mr. Pope. London: Printed for Jacob Tonson, in the Strand, 1723-1725. (King Lear):

  keywords: death, king, lear, life, london, lr

  found in: Shakespeare Sites > Texts > Facsimiles

  valid as of 2005-09-12

• Printing: Renaissance & Reformation

  http://www.sc.edu/library/spcoll/sccoll/renprint/renprint.html

  Printing: Renaissance and Reformationis a "virtual exhibit" by the Department of Rare Books and Special Collections of the University of South Carolina. Contains good scans of many printed works, including the cover of the King James Bible:

  keywords: bible, james, king, reformation, printing

  found in: Renaissance Sites > Research Resources > Printing in the Renaissance

  valid as of 2005-09-15

• Richard III

  http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~rbear/r3.html

  An edited version of Thomas More'sHistory of King Richard the Thirdis available atRenascence Editions:

  keywords: R3, history, king, moore, richard

  found in: Renaissance Sites > Authors and Texts > Shakespeare's sources > Richard III

  valid as of 2005-09-14

• Richard IIISociety - American Branch

  http://www.r3.org

  TheRichard III Society'smandate is to fight the myths and disparaging allusions which have grown up around the historical figure. Many of these are a result of the popularity of Shakespeare's play, which paints a rather grim figure of a King who actually instigated many social advancements in England:

  keywords: england, history, king, richard, r3, myth

  found in: Shakespeare Sites > Research Resources > Individual plays > Richard III

  valid as of 2005-09-12

• Selected Poetry of Henry VIII, King of England (1491-1547)

  http://rpo.library.utoronto.ca/poet/157.html

  Selected poems by Henry VIII, King of England are available atRepresentative Poetry Online:

  keywords: england, h8, henry, king, poetry

  found in: Renaissance Sites > Authors and Texts > English > Henry VIII, of England

  valid as of 2005-09-12

• Shakespeare Lectures

  http://www.mala.bc.ca/~johnstoi/eng366/lectures/lectures.htm

  Johnson, Ian. Lectures:Studies in ShakespeareMalaspina University-College, Nanaimo, Spring 2002. Course lectures on numerous Shakespeare plays includingHenry IV, Part 1,Henry V,As You Like It,Twelfth Night,Hamlet,King Lear,Macbeth,The Tempest,Antony and Cleopatra,Richard II, andRichard IIIas well as Shakespeare background material:

  keywords: ant, anthony, cleopatra, ayl, as you like it, lectures, english, ham, hamlet, 1h4, h8, henry, lr, king, lear, mac, macbeth, r2, r3, richard, tempest, tmp, twelfth night, tn

  found in: Shakespeare Sites > Courses and Study Materials > Study materials

  valid as of 2005-09-06

• Shakespeare'sEdward III

  http://www.marshall.edu/engsr/SR1998.html#Shakespeare's%20Edward

  Godshalk, W. L. "Shakespeare'sEdward III."West Virginia Shakespeare and Renaissance Association Selected Papers (SRASP)21 (1998). Godshalk attempts to date, ascribe authorship, and read King Edward's character in terms of Sonnet 94:

  keywords: authorship, date, Edw, edward, king, sonnet

  found in: Shakespeare Sites > Criticism > Individual plays > Edward III

  valid as of 2005-09-07

• Tate's Lear

  http://dewey.lib.upenn.edu/CETI/Furness/index.cfm?TextID=lear_tate&PagePosition=1

  Tate, Nahum, 1652-1715.The History ofKing Lear: Acted at the Duke's Theatre. London: Printed for E. Flesher, 1681. This text is made available by the University of Pennsylvania:

  keywords: history, king, lear, lr, london, theater

  found in: Shakespeare Sites > Research Resources > Individual plays > King Lear

  valid as of 2005-09-09

• The Age of King Charles V

  http://www.bnf.fr/enluminures/aaccueil.htm

  The Bibliotheque Nationale de Francepresents "The Age of King Charles V (1338-1380)"; access over 1,000 illuminations from the Department of Manuscripts at this site:

  keywords: king, charles

  found in: Renaissance Sites > History

  valid as of 2005-09-14

• The Learning City, Key Stage 2 History - On Board the Mary Rose

  http://www.maryrose.org/lcity/index.htm

  The Learning City: On Board the Mary Roseoffers a virtual tour of the 16th century ship as it might have been. A good narrative of King Henry VIII's quest to build up the English navy with excellent graphics can be viewed at:

  keywords: H8, ship, henry, king, mary, rose, navy

  found in: Renaissance Sites > Research Resources

  valid as of 2005-09-15

• The Lunar Calendar of Shakespeare'sKing Lear

  http://www.shu.ac.uk/emls/05-2/sohmlear.htm

  Sohmer, Steve. "The Lunar Calendar of Shakespeare'sKing Lear."Early Modern Literary Studies5.2 (1999): 2.1-17. Sohmer analyzes the dates inKing Learto provide evidence that the lunar calendar was one of Shakespeare's sources and suggests the possibility that the play was performed for King James I on December 26, 1606 as well as the significance of this date:

  keywords: calendar, date, early modern, james, king, Lr, lear

  found in: Shakespeare Sites > Criticism > Individual plays > King Lear

  valid as of 2005-09-08

• The Misogyny of Richard III in More'sHistory of King Richard IIIand Shakespeare'sTragedy of King Richard the Third

  http://www.shu.ac.uk/emls/iemls/shaksper/files/MORESHAK%20RICHARD3.txt

  Lakowski, Ramuald I. "The Misogyny of Richard III in More'sHistory of King Richard IIIand Shakespeare'sTragedy of King Richard the Third." SHAKSPER viaEarly Modern Literary Studies, 1992. Lakowski explores Shakespeare's interpretation of More's account of King Richard III's misogyny:

  keywords: history, king, misogyny, R3, richard, sources, tragedy

  found in: Shakespeare Sites > Criticism > Individual plays > Richard III

  valid as of 2005-09-08

• The Tragedy of King Lear

  http://quarles.unbc.ca/lisad_html/index.html

  A hypertext edition ofKing Learby UNBC student Lisa Drysdale. It includes a short introduction with a summary of what she sees as the play's main themes:

  keywords: edition, king, lear, lr

  found in: Shakespeare Sites > Texts > Hypertexts

  valid as of 2005-09-12

• TheKing LearQuarto in Rehearsal and Performance

  http://www.shu.ac.uk/emls/iemls/shaksper/files/Q1LEAR%20PERFORM.txt

  Richman, David. "TheKing LearQuarto in Rehearsal and Performance." SHAKSPER viaEarly Modern Literary Studies. Richman discusses performing from the quarto, rather than the recommended folio or conflated versions ofKing Lear:

  keywords: archive, folio, king, Lr, lear, performance, quarto

  found in: Shakespeare Sites > Criticism > Individual plays > King Lear

  valid as of 2005-09-08

• TheRichard IIIand Yorkist History Server

  http://www.r3.org/bookcase/more/index.html

  The Richard III Societyhas many texts in their e-library including More'sThe History of King Richard III. Locate this text at:

  keywords: R3, history, king, moore, richard, york

  found in: Renaissance Sites > Authors and Texts > Shakespeare's sources > Richard III

  valid as of 2005-09-14

• TwoLears For Television: An Exploration of Televisual Strategies

  http://www.shu.ac.uk/emls/iemls/shaksper/files/TWOLEARS%20FOR_TV.txt

  Cook, Hardy M. "TwoLears for Television: An Exploration of Televisual Strategies." SHAKSPER viaEarly Modern Literary Studies. Cook compares two versions ofKing Lear-- Jonathan Miller's 1982 version with Michael Hordern as Lear for the series "The Shakespeare Plays" and Michael Elliott's with Lawrence Olivier.

  keywords: king, Lr, lear, performance, television

  found in: Shakespeare Sites > Criticism > Individual plays > King Lear

  valid as of 2005-09-08

• Weather in Shakespheare -King Lear

  http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/features/shakespeare_lear.shtml

  You might not expect to find a commentary onKing Learat the BBC Weather web site but here it is - "Weather in Shakespeare -King Lear." This page also contains links to weather explanations concerningMacbeth,The Tempest, andSonnet 18:

  keywords: king, lear, lr, weather, pathetic fallacy

  found in: Shakespeare Sites > Research Resources > Individual plays > King Lear

  valid as of 2005-09-13

• Welcome to the Mary Rose

  http://www.maryrose.org/

  This site is dedicated to theMary Rose, the only 16th century warship on display in the world. The ship was a favourite of KingHenry VIII. View this site at:

  keywords: henry, king, mary, rose, ship, sailing

  found in: Renaissance Sites > History > Combat

  valid as of 2005-09-14