Edited by JAY L HALIO This book is the first, fully annotated, critical edition of King Lear to appear for forty years, containing a comprehensive account of Shakespeare's sources and the literary, political and folkloric influences at work in the play. £24.95 net HB 0 521331110 335 pp. £4.25 net PB 0 521 33729 1 The New Cambridge Shakespeare British Theatre in the 1890s RICHARD FOULKES In this fascinating collection, twelve leading scholars examine the playwrights, actors, designers and

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... cal environment of the period, shedding new light on such familiar figures as Pinero and Mrs Patrick Campbell. £30.00 net HB 0 52141478 4 228 pp.