King Lear /
A king foolishly divides his kingdom between his scheming two oldest daughters and estranges himself from the daughter who loves him. So begins this profoundly moving and disturbing tragedy that, perhaps more than any other work in literature, challenges the notion of a coherent and just universe. T...
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| Language: | English |
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Toronto ; New York :
Bantam Books,
1988
Toronto ; New York : 1988 Toronto ; New York : 1988 |
| Series: | Bantam classic
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| Summary: | A king foolishly divides his kingdom between his scheming two oldest daughters and estranges himself from the daughter who loves him. So begins this profoundly moving and disturbing tragedy that, perhaps more than any other work in literature, challenges the notion of a coherent and just universe. The king and others pay dearly for their shortcomings-as madness, murder, and the anguish of insight and forgiveness that arrive too late combine to make this an all-embracing tragedy of evil and suffering. Each Edition Includes: - Comprehensive explanatory notes - Vivid introductions and the most up-to-date scholarship - Clear, modernized spelling and punctuation, enabling contemporary readers to understand the Elizabethan English - Completely updated, detailed bibliographies and performance histories - An interpretive essay on film adaptations of the play, along with an extensive filmography Shakespeare readers will further be able to understand and appreciate the text of this play with the help of explanatory footnotes on the language and expressions used and a history of Shakespearean theater and writing |
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| Item Description: | "Bantam edition with newly edited text and substantially revised, edited, and amplified notes, introductions, and other materials"--T.p. verso |
| Physical Description: | xxxix, 182 p. : ill. ; 18 cm xxxix, 182 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm |
| Bibliography: | Bibliography: p. 172-178 Bibliography: p. [172]-178 Bibliography: pages [172]-178 |
| ISBN: | 0553212974 (pbk.) : 0553212974 0833511149 9780553212976 9780833511140 |