Wednesday, April 12, 2006

Reading

• Compare The Tragedy of King Lear with The History of King Lear
• “What Is Your Text?” (BC, 194–210)

Notes

For class today, we will be talking about the textual problem of King Lear, document some differences between the “History” and the “Tragedy,” and (perhaps!) also speculate about the reasons for some of those changes. I will most likely be calling on some of you to tell me what you found, so please come prepared.

(Speaking of coming to class prepared, there will be a quiz today.)

If the discussion of textual criticism intrigued you, you might want to read my note on the text.