King Lear, King Leir, and Incest Wishes

William Shakespeare's "King Lear" is discussed as a love-tragedy between father and daughter and in relation to the earlier "King Leir." There is an unconscious, incestuous passion at the heart of Shakespeare's tragedy.

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Veröffentlicht in:American imago 1988-10, Vol.45 (3), p.309-325
1. Verfasser: BLECHNER, MARK J.
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:William Shakespeare's "King Lear" is discussed as a love-tragedy between father and daughter and in relation to the earlier "King Leir." There is an unconscious, incestuous passion at the heart of Shakespeare's tragedy.
ISSN:0065-860X
1085-7931