King Lear
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4,8 • 5 notes
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- 6,99 $US
Description de l’éditeur
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
Avis d’utilisateurs
Intense, but Worth the Effort.
This play is absolutely jam packed with story. Every act feels like a play of its own. There is a lot to follow and many characters to hate. In the end, I think it speaks volumes about how amazing a writer Shakespeare is that he managed to create a character that I absolutely hated - Lear - in the beginning, but by the end he had me feeling sorry for the old man. It’s an intense read, but well worth the effort.