KING LEAR help

[m.incognito]

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Originally Posted by frostysnow

I'm also a bit confused about the definition of textual integrity. To me it means what makes the play run smoothly and coherently. For me it's things like the language and characterisation, parallel plots so the parts of the play ties together, motifs etc.

^ That's right. Textual integrity refers to aspects of a text which give it unity - so yeah it's primarily language, structure, style, value etc.

Textual integrity means how it is the play's meaning and interpretation has changed over the years.

^ That's absolute rubbish.

[moll.]

Originally Posted by m.incognito

^ That's right. Textual integrity refers to aspects of a text which give it unity - so yeah it's primarily language, structure, style, value etc.


^ That's absolute rubbish.

Meh.
I've been using that interpretation and i keep going well for Lear.
And it fits in with the rubric about various readings and interpretations over the years.