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Loading... King Lear (Folger Shakespeare Library) (original 1608; edition 2004)by William Shakespeare (Author), Barbara A. Mowatt (Editor), Paul Werstine (Editor)
Work InformationKing Lear by William Shakespeare (1608)
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Shakespeare's masterpiece A very enjoyable edition. Unlike most of the Arden editions, Foakes comes across more as an educator than an academic-among-friends. This does mean occasionally that he'll cover ground most professional-level readers already understand, but it makes this a really well-rounded introduction to the play. The decision here is to incorporate both Quarto and Folio texts in one, with the differences clearly delineated. It's probably the best possible option for this play, and well done. PRATELEIRA EUNICE 1 LIVRO 121 A TRAGÉDIA DEFINITIVA SOBRE A VELHICE Ao chegar à velhice, Lear, rei da Bretanha, se vê obrigado a dividir seu reino. A maior desgraça para um monarca atingira-o: para protegê-lo e garantir sua sucessão, nenhum filho varão, apenas três filhas mulheres, Goneril, Regana e Cordélia. As duas primeiras são casadas, respectivamente, com o Duque da Albânia e com o Duque da Cornualha, olhos cobiçosos por sobre as terras bretãs, enquanto que Cordélia recusa-se a casar, para permanecer ao lado do pai. Mas o assédio de estranhos pelo reino não é o mal maior do qual padece o rei. A progressiva dificuldade de discernir as atitudes e os discursos daqueles que o cercam, o embotamente da percepção da sinceridade e da falsidade humana e a suspeita errônea de onde viria a traição são os males fatais para o outrora grande monarca I liked it but I’m ngl I did watch the play while reading, it helped a lot to keep a visual on the characters Not my favourite play, but I did read it for completeness. A king, worn down by the trammells of office, divides his domain among his children and suffers from the flaws in his parenting. He is eventually reduced to roaming the fields and assailling "Deaf heaven with his bootless cries." no reviews | add a review
Belongs to Publisher SeriesCentopaginemillelire (205) — 27 more Is contained inElizabethan Drama in Two Volumes [set] by Charles William Eliot (indirect) The Harvard Classics 50 Volume Set by Charles William Eliot (indirect) Harvard Classics Complete Set w/ Lectures and Guide [52 Volumes] by Charles William Eliot (indirect) Harvard Classics Five Foot Shelf of Books & Shelf of Fiction 71 Volumes including Lecture Series by Charles William Eliot (indirect) The Five-Foot Shelf of Books, Volume 46 by Charles William Eliot (indirect) The complete works of William Shakespeare : reprinted from the First Folio (volume 11 of 13) by William Shakespeare [Dramatische Werke] Shakespeare's dramatische Werke 11 König Lear. Troilus und Cressida. Ende gut, alles gut by William Shakespeare The Annotated Shakespeare: The Comedies, Histories, Sonnets and Other Poems, Tragedies and Romances Complete by William Shakespeare (indirect) Is retold inIs an adaptation ofHas the adaptationThe Graphic Canon, Vol. 1: From the Epic of Gilgamesh to Shakespeare to Dangerous Liaisons by Russ Kick Was inspired byInspiredHas as a reference guide/companionHas as a studyHas as a supplementHas as a commentary on the textHas as a student's study guideDistinctionsNotable Lists
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HTML: King Lear is considered one of Shakespeare's greatest plays. King Lear decides to step down and divide his kingdom between his three daughters. When his youngest and favorite daughter refuses to compete and perform her love for him, he is enraged and disowns her. She remains loyal to him, however, though he slides into madness and his other children betray him. .No library descriptions found.
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