Here is a series of useful web inks to further your knowledge of the play and Shakespeare more generally:
- Shakespeare's life, courtesy of the British Library
- A celebration of the First Folio as it reaches 400 (lots of interesting stuff on editorial practices)
- On King Lear, also from the BL
- The great Emma Smith (her lecture dates from 2012 but is still required listening):
- A dossier on King Lear as an inspiration for painters, published by the very ENS Lyon
- A very recent production (2022) at the Globe
- The Royal Shakespeare Company's comprehensive educational resources on the play