What is King Lear about? This Cambridge Student Guide will help students to evaluate the historical, social and cultural contexts for a broader understanding of Shakespeare's play. Contents include an introduction; detailed running commentary on the text; insight into historical, social and cultural contexts; analysis of the language; an overview of critical approaches and different interpretations; essay-writing tips and lists of recommended resources.

 

This book is part of a book series called Cambridge Student Guides .

This book is aimed at children in secondary school.

There are 128 pages in this book. This book was published 2002 by Cambridge University Press .

This book has the following chapters: Introduction, Commentary, Contexts, Language, Critical approaches, Organising your responses, Resources.