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Nahum Tate (1652-1715) was an Irish poet, hymnist, and lyricist, who became England's poet laureate in 1692. He published a volume of poems in London in 1677, and became a regular writer for the stage. Brutus of Alba; or, The Enchanted Lovers (1678), a tragedy dealing with Dido... Read Full Overview

The History of King Lear: A Tragedy (1749) is a play written by Nahum Tate that is based on William Shakespeare's King Lear. The play tells the story of an aging king who decides to divide his kingdom among his three daughters based on how much they love him. However, his two... Read Full Overview

This is a rare edition of William Shakespeare's classic play, King Lear, printed in 1675. The volume features an engraved frontispiece and title page, as well as contemporary ownership inscriptions and marginalia. The play has been adapted by Nahum Tate, with significant alterations... Read Full Overview

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This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

The History of King Lear: A Tragedy is a play written by Nahum Tate and first performed in 1681. It is an adaptation of William Shakespeare's play King Lear, with significant changes to the plot and characters. Tate's version of the play was popular in the 18th century and was... Read Full Overview

The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview