The King and I [Hardcover]

A unique exploration of Shakespeare'sKing Lear,with its themes of banishment, alienation and hope,via a personal memoir that embraces the history of Australia.

Introduction: Speak What We Feel, Not What We Ought to Say' \ 1. Fathers and Mothers \ 2. Twenty Years Have Passed \ 3. Playing the Fool \ 4. Polemics \ 5. The Meaning of Words: Changing the Stage \ 6. Age is Unnecessary \ 7. The Man as the King, the King in the Man \ Bibliography \ Index

Personal form of criticism, focusing on the wide-ranging issues of identity and history raised byKing Learby exploring Australians' engagements with the play.Philippa Kelly is Resident Dramaturg at the California Shakespeare Theater, USA. In 2002 she left her life as a teacher of literature in Australia to live in Berkeley, California. She is still deeply connected to her Australian roots, and works with Australia's Endeavour program each year and as a Visiting Senior Research Fellow at the University of New South Wales.