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King Lear critical guide
Title
King Lear [electronic resource (video)] : critical guide / Eagle Rock Entertainment.
Published
New York, N.Y. : Infobase, [2008], c1998.
Physical Description
1 streaming video file (29 min.) : sd., col., digital file.
Local Notes
Access is available to the Yale community.
Notes
Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on Oct. 25, 2008.
Films on Demand is distributed by Infobase for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware.
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Summary
While King Lear has again and again been described as Shakespeare's greatest work-the tragedy in which he exhibits most fully his multitude of literary powers-it is the least read, and for many, the most difficult to analyze. In this program, key scenes are dramatized. Noted Shakespearean experts, Professors Robert Smallwood and Stanley Wells, take on the task of examining Lear's enigmatic character and the often obscure topics and themes that comprise the play. Topics include the passing of time and growing old; reconciliation; insensitivity of the characters; the meaning of tragedy; and trust and betrayal. This program represents an excellent starting point for students attempting to comprehend the essence of King Lear as Shakespeare's most challenging and esoteric work.
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Critical guide
Films on demand.
Other formats
Originally produced: Eagle Rock Entertainment, 1998
Format
Images / Online / Video & Film
Language
English
Added to Catalog
May 20, 2019
Series
System details note
Mode of access: Internet.
System requirements: FOD playback platform.
Audience
11 & up.
Contents
King Lear: The Greatest of Shakespeare's Tragedies? (2:53)
Transformation of King Lear (4:15)
Suffering of King Lear (2:47)
Role of Earl of Kent and the Fool in "King Lear" (3:40)
Sub-Plot of "King Lear" (3:47)
Role of Gloucester's Sons in "King Lear" (3:51)
Reconciliation in "King Lear" (2:59)
Tragic Ending of "King Lear" (2:18)
Videorecording number
10189s Infobase
7706s Infobase
7711 Infobase
Subjects
Genre/Form
Educational films.
Internet videos.
Also listed under
Eagle Rock Entertainment.
Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm)
Infobase.
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