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Learn about the impact of textual scholarship on the understanding of literary works, such as Shakespeare's plays Hamlet and King Lear

Learn about the impact of textual scholarship on the understanding of literary works, such as Shakespeare's plays Hamlet and King Lear

J.E. Luebering, director of Encyclopædia Britannica's Core Reference Group, discussing the importance of textual scholarship and its impact on the understanding of literary works, such as Shakespeare's plays Hamlet and King Lear.
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