The History of King Lear 1681

This adaptation of William Shakespeare’s (1564–1616) play King Lear was published by the Irish author Nahum Tate (1652–1715) in 1681. It remained very influential on British stages for 150 years, despite the fact that Tate had changed the tragic ending of the original play into a happy one.

Nahum Tate (1652–1715), The History of King Lear: Acted at the Duke's Theatre: Reviv'd with Alterations, title page, London 1681; source: Schoenberg Center for Electronic Text and Image: University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 Generic.