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Loading... King Lear (New Folger Library Shakespeare) (edition 2004)by William Shakespeare, Barbara A. Mowatt (Editor), Paul Werstine (Editor)
Work detailsKing Lear by William Shakespeare
 Lexxie | Apr 23, 2013 |  Spoiler I suppose... Well, I expected to hate it...being one of the tragedies, I didn't. I actually really loved it. (Thank you Comrade D!)Other than Cordelia, I was comletely fine with everyone who died. I did have to laugh that there were only three main characters alive at the end though! I found one aspect rather annoyingly unrealistic, the fact that Lear seemed to be homeless without the favor of at least one of his two elder daughters. Kings have many a castle...you would think that he would have one to go to, even if he couldn't go to one of the two his daughers inhabited. I suppose it would have killed the plot otherwise, but it was a bit silly in any case. Setting that aside, it was exciting and interesting and I found myself not wanting to put it down...wanting to see what happened. (  ) Ameliapei | Apr 18, 2013 | Fourth book of the readathon. Read in snatches during a car journey and between acts in a concert! Which is probably not the best way to experience Shakespeare, laying aside the issue that I think the best way to experience it is by watching it, but I enjoyed it. I've always rather liked Cordelia, with her steadfast truthfulness, and I do remember some very vivid mental images regarding eyes being put out when, at the age of nine, I read a children's version of the story. And of course, Shakespeare's use of language, his sense of timing, his grasp of what will look good on stage -- that's as expected: he was a master. ( ) shanaqui | Apr 9, 2013 | I had never read this play before the afore-mentioned Shakespeare course and I was absolutely blown away by it. Hamlet remains my favorite Shakespeare play (and, basically, favorite play ever) but King Lear is right behind it. Again, this was helped by seeing a great production in London (at the Young Vic). Still, the play itself is so beautiful and tragic. I love Cordelia’s speech and character, and Lear himself is so tragically flawed. (  ) maureene87 | Apr 4, 2013 | A fully annotated, modern-spelling version of the Quarto (1608) andFolio (1623) texts of King Lear, re-examining the continuing textual and bibliographical debate on the relationship between the two texts. The two versions are printed in parallel on facing pages and on-the-page annotations identify and elucidate their major differences. Roger_Scoppie | Apr 3, 2013 | no reviews | add a review Is contained inEight Great Tragedies by Sylvan Barnet The Complete Works of William Shakespeare by William Shakespeare Shakespeare : volume IV : the tragedies and the poems by William Shakespeare The Works of William Shakespeare: The Henry Irving Shakespeare: Volume 10: Measure for Measure, King Lear, Pericles by William Shakespeare The Norton Anthology of English Literature, vol. 1 by M. H. Abrams Elizabethan Drama, Volume I: Marlowe; Shakespeare by Charles William Eliot Twelve Plays by Shakespeare by William Shakespeare The Complete Plays: The Tragedies by William Shakespeare The complete works of William Shakespeare : reprinted from the First Folio (volume 11 of 13) by William Shakespeare An Introduction to Shakespeare: 8 Plays, Selected Sonnets by William Shakespeare Four Great Tragedies {Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, Macbeth} by William Shakespeare Elizabethan drama (English masterpieces) by Leonard Fellows Dean [Dramatische Werke] Shakespeare's dramatische Werke 11 König Lear. Troilus und Cressida. Ende gut, alles gut by William Shakespeare 4 Plays: King Lear; Macbeth; Othello; Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare Is retold inHas the adaptationWas inspired byThe Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia : The Old Arcadia (Oxford World's Classics) by Philip Sidney Holinshed's Chronicles of England, Scotland, and Ireland. : In six volumes by Raphael Holinshed InspiredHas as a studyHas as a commentary on the textHas as a student's study guide
Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 074348276X, Mass Market Paperback)Folger Shakespeare Library The world's leading center for Shakespeare studies Each edition includes:
• Full explanatory notes conveniently placed on pages facing the text of the play • Scene-by-scene plot summaries • A key to famous lines and phrases • An introduction to reading Shakespeare's language • An essay by an outstanding scholar providing a modern perspective on the play • Illustrations from the Folger Shakespeare Library's vast holdings of rare books Essay by Susan Snyder The Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C., is home to the world's largest collection of Shakespeare's printed works, and a magnet for Shakespeare scholars from around the globe. In addition to exhibitions open to the public throughout the year, the Folger offers a full calendar of performances and programs. (retrieved from Amazon Thu, 23 Sep 2010 01:20:42 -0400) Often regarded as one of the most supreme products of the human mind, this book dazzles us with power, its range and its artistry. In a world where bitterness and innocence, correction and irresponsibility effortlessly co-exist, this play takes us to the very heart of what it is to be human.… (more) (summary from another edition) |
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The turmoil this creates, and the utter darkness that follows is almost painful, and the whole story unfolds with excrutiating details of violence towards two old, fragile men.
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