Forms of Emotion: Human to Nonhuman in Drama, Theatre, and Contemporary Performance https://www.worldshakesbib.org/entry/aaap5/ Author: Tait, Peta. Type: Book Monograph Year: 2022 Publication Information: Abingdon and New York: Routledge, 2022. x + 255 Series Statement: (Routledge Advances in Theatre & Performance Studies.) Annotation: Analyzes verbal expression of emotion in King Lear, applying "appraisal theory" and speech act theory. Considers emotion in gender-swapped performances of Queen Lear and Michael Kantor's aboriginal adaptation, The Shadow King (q.v.). Language: English Cross-References: Kantor, The Shadow King Persons: Kantor, Michael Tags: King Lear, Scholarship, Criticism, History of Criticism WSB Update: Spring 2026 WSB Record Number: aaap5