Léar tragédie [manuscript], ca. 1780.

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Léar tragédie [manuscript], ca. 1780.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/311261441

The adaptation by Jean Franc̜ois Ducis, first produced and published (as Le Roi Lear) in 1783. a rough draft, with many currente calamo alterations and interlineations, the whole, it appears, in Ducis's autograph. The play is far removed from the original, Cordelia (renamed Volnerille) not appearing in person, Edmund being omitted, and the ending happy.

90 leaves ; 28.5 x 17 cm.

Folger Shakespeare Library

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Folger Shakespeare Library

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Ducis, J.-F. (Jean-Francois), 1733-1816

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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616

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William Shakespeare was likely born April, 23, 1564; he was baptized in Stratford-upon-Avon on April 26, 1564. He grew up, had a family, and bought property in Stratford while working in London, the center of English theater. As an actor, a playwright, and a partner in a leading acting company, he became both prosperous and well-known. His parents were John and Mary Shakespeare. John was a leatherworker and involved in local politics, first becoming an alderman and eventually a town bailiff. ...