King Leir

1605 quarto of The True Chronicle History of King Leir

King Leir is an anonymous Elizabethan play about the life of the ancient Brythonic king Leir of Britain. It was published in 1605 but was entered into the Stationers' Register on 15 May 1594.[1] The play has attracted critical attention principally for its relationship with King Lear, Shakespeare's version of the same story.[2]

  1. ^ Miche, Donald M., ed. (1991). A Critical Edition of The True Chronicle History of King Leir and His Three Daughters, Gonorill, Ragan, and Cordella. New York, NY: Garland Publishing. p. 4.
  2. ^ Logan and Smith, pp. 222–4.