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Myth: Critical Essay by O. B. Hardison, Jr.

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SOURCE: “Myth and History in King Lear,” in Shakespeare Quarterly, Vol. 26, No. 3, Summer, 1975, pp. 227-42.

In the following essay, Hardison traces parallels between King Lear and the story of the mythological king Ixion.

This is a free excerpt of 35 words. There are 8,128 words (approx. 27 pages at 300 words per page) in the full critical essay.

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