The sense of an opening - King Lear and A Thousand Acres
Medium
Periodical Article
Medium
- part of - (Periodical Copy) (Date) Feb2009 (Volume) 19 (Number) 3
Medium
(Periodical) English Review.
Classif
820 ENG
Subject
English literature
Page
24 - 27
Authors
Bance, Jenny
Contents
Jane Smiley's novel A Thousand Acres is a self-conscious reworking of the central plots of Shakespeare's King Lear. The author explores the thematic and generic contrasts between these two works.