Date:1619
Description:An eternal theme - bastardy and legitimacy in Shakespeare. Edmund’s evil nature is presented immediately he is alone with the audience. The conflict between legitimate and illegitimate children is one of the human themes that Shakespeare explores in this play. Full title: William Shakespeare, his true chronicle history of the life and death of King Lear and his three daughters. As was plaid before the Kings Majesty, [London], printed [by William Jaggard] for Nathaniel Butter, 1608 [1619].
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Donor ref:SR 35.17 [1,170] (32/10519)
Source: The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust - Library
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