{"product_id":"king-lear-4","title":"King Lear","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnalyses appropriations of \u003ci\u003eKing Lear\u003c\/i\u003e in post-war British drama\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProvides the first dedicated study on appropriations of \u003ci\u003eKing Lear\u003c\/i\u003e in British playwriting of the post-war, developing valuable new perspectives on the legacy of Shakespeare in post-war drama and culture.Features original case studies on Edward Bond, David Rudkin, Howard Barker, Sarah Kane, Forced Entertainment and Dennis Kelly. Situates appropriations of \u003ci\u003eKing Lear\u003c\/i\u003e in a wider literary, theatrical and philosophical discourse around the play and the Holocaust. Brings Shakespeare and post-war British drama into conversation with Continental philosophy and theory.\u003cbr\u003eSince the events of the Holocaust, playwrights have variously appropriated \u003ci\u003eKing Lear\u003c\/i\u003e to respond to the catastrophes of modern times. With case studies on the works of Edward Bond, David Rudkin, Howard Barker, Sarah Kane, Forced Entertainment and Dennis Kelly, the book explores a range of theatres of catastrophe in post-war British drama and the role that \u003ci\u003eLear\u003c\/i\u003e has played in new forms of post-Holocaust tragedy and tragic freedom. Plays are situated in a wider critical and cultural discourse around Shakespeare and the Holocaust and the post-Auschwitz philosophical aesthetics of Theodor Adorno, whose influence on post-war playwriting remains profound.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57313143259518,"sku":"NW9781474477994","price":21.84,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781474477994.jpg?v=1778591175","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/king-lear-4","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}