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KING LEAR: PENGUIN CLASSICS

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ISBN: 9780141396460
Author: William Shakespeare
Publication Date: 2015
Publisher: Penguin Random House
Product Type: Novel
Format: Paperback
Edition: Penguin Classics

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KING LEAR: PENGUIN CLASSICS

Set in a pitiless universe, Shakespeare's bleak and brutal tragedy, written at the height of his powers, is a towering masterpiece of fierce poetry and vast imaginative scope.

A moving tragedy of political intrigue and family strife, William Shakespeare's King Lear is edited by George Hunter, with an introduction by Kiernan Ryan in Penguin Shakespeare.'How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is to have a thankless child!'The ageing King Lear, tired of office, decides to split his kingdom between his three daughters, Goneril, Regan and Cordelia; but the decision to allot their share based on the love they express for him proves to be a terrible mistake. When Cordelia refuses to take part in her father's charade, she is banished, leaving the king dependent on her manipulative and untrustworthy sisters. In the scheming and recriminations that follow, not only does the king's own sanity crumble, but the stability of the realm itself is also threatened. Cast out into the wilderness with a wise Fool and a cunning madman, it is only after losing what he values most that Lear understands the depth of his folly.This book contains a general introduction to Shakespeare's life and Elizabethan theatre, a separate introduction to King Lear, a chronology, suggestions for further reading, an essay discussing performance options on both stage and screen, and a commentary.If you enjoyed King Lear, you might like Othello, also available in Penguin Shakespeare.

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