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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | King Lear |
| Document Type | Prompt Book |
| Reference | Lear 7 |
| Primary Association | Forrest, Edwin |
| Associated Names | Browne, J. H.; Winter, William |
| Annotation Date | Dec 1868 |
| Publication Date | 1860 |
| Place of Production | New York; Boston |
| Country of Production | United States |
| Date of Production | c. 1860-1869 |
| Description | Prompt book marked from Forrest's book by J.H. Browne in Dec 1868, including stage business, sketches and cues for effects. J. H. Browne's autograph throughout. |
| Genre | Tragedy |
| Theme(s) | Royalty, Aristocracy and Class; History, Politics and Corruption |
| Content Keywords | age, family, royalty, betrayal, love, imprisonment, death, madness, suffering |
| Context Keywords | music, character, scenery, blocking, business, cues, lighting, sound effects |
| Visual Content | Contains several simple blocking diagrams. |
| Edition | Forrest edition, no. 3, 1860 |
| Shattuck Code | KL 70 |
| Play | King Lear |
| Library | Folger Shakespeare Library |
| Note | Please note that some of the metadata for this document has been drawn from the Folger Shakespeare Library's online catalogue and 'The Shakespeare Prompt books, A Descriptive Catalogue' by Charles H. Shattuck. |