Appropriations of Shakespeare's King Lear in three modern North American novels /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Lindhé, Anna
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Lund : Centre for Languages and Literature, Lund University, English Studies, 2012.
Series:	Lund studies in English ; 115.
Subjects:	Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616. > King Lear > Adaptations. American fiction > 20th century > History and criticism. Canadian fiction > 20th century > History and criticism. Fiction > Women authors > 20th century > History and criticism. Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616 > Influence. Smiley, Jane. > Thousand acres. Tyler, Anne. > Ladder of years. Atwood, Margaret, > 1939- > Cat's eye.

Table of Contents:

Introduction
Shakespeare carried forward: towards a new ethics of literary appropriation
Redistributing guilt and responsibilities in A Thousand Acres and King Lear
Marriage, love, and sacrifice in Ladder of Years and King Lear
Sisterhood, shame, and redemption in Cat's Eye and King Lear
Something will come of nothing in A Thousand Acres, Ladder of Years, and Cat's Eye
Conclusion.