A paperback edition of King Lear which addresses the issues surrounding the two disputed texts, the Quarto Text of 1608 and the First Folio Text of 1623.

This title is re-issued as part of the Longman Annotated Texts series. The series was conceived with the student in mind and is intended to provide accessible and authoritative editions of key texts in English and American Literature. The annotation is designed to bring out each text's full range of reference and meaning