Studying King Lear
- Format: Book
- Authors: English Media Centre
- Book Publisher: English & Media Centre
Resources and activities to support students in exploring and analysing King Lear as a literary text and as a drama script in production.
Includes substantial critical extracts and articles originally published in emagazine.
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Product code:
9781906101589
Combines practical classroom materials and a critical guide to the play.
Before reading activities to introduce key ideas and encourage engagement.
Key activities on each act.
Substantial after reading activities to allow students to explore core aspects of the text through critical, creative, stylistic and investigative approaches:
Themes
Character
Dramatic context: tragedy
Sources and re-tellings
Language
The world of King Lear
Structure
King Lear on stage.
Critical and contextual material (including on a range of productions) integrated throughout the publication.
On USB*
Full PDF publication
Production stills in colour
One video and one audio lecture by Dr Eric Langley (University College London), given at the English and Media Centre.
