An edition of King Lear (1608)

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An edition of King Lear (1608)

King Lear

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Discussion on Shakespeare, his stage, and the texts of the plays supplements the tragic drama of an old king's pride and foolishness.

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Penguin Books
Language
English
Pages
142

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Drama King Lear (Legendary character) Fathers and daughters Kings and rulers Inheritance and succession Britons Aging parents Stage history Textual Criticism Lear, King (Legendary character) English literature English Young adult drama History and criticism Plays English drama Problems, exercises English literature: Shakespeare criticism English literature: Shakespeare texts Shakespeare studies & criticism Plays / Drama English Literary Criticism English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh For National Curriculum Key Stage 3 Literature King Lear (Shakespeare, William) In literature Dramatic production English drama (Tragedy) Translations into German Tragedy Kings, queens, rulers Juvenile fiction Fiction Nonfiction German language materials Textgeschichte Shakespeare, william, 1564-1616, king lear British and irish drama (dramatic works by one author) Shakespeare, william, 1564-1616, tragedies Poetry (poetic works by one author) Shakespeare, william, 1564-1616 British and irish fiction (fictional works by one author) English literature, outlines, syllabi, etc. Shakespeare, william, 1564-1616, outlines, syllabi, etc. Drama (dramatic works by one author) Miniature books Specimens Quartos Bibliography Comic books, strips Cartoons and comics Outlines, syllabi Criticism and interpretation Sources Study guides Examinations Aufführung Geschichte Early modern Adaptations Spanish language reading materials Shakespeare Kommentar Children's plays Comics & graphic novels, general Englisch Theatre Drama, british and irish Early works to 1800 Feature films Television adaptations Lear Lear, king (legendary character)--drama Inheritance and succession--drama Fathers and daughters--drama Kings and rulers--drama Aging parents--drama Britons--drama Pr 822.3/3 Lear, King (Legendary character), in literature Lear, Lear, King (Legendary character) in literature Fine bindings Fine books Fiction, general Shakespeare, william, 1564-1616, adaptations Children's fiction Literature and fiction, juvenile Tragedies Fathers and daughters -- Drama Inheritance and succession -- Drama Lear, King (Legendary character) -- Drama Britons -- Drama Kings and rulers -- Drama Aging parents -- Drama Theater programs Habimah Curricula Harvard University Translations into French French drama Translations into Japanese Drama, collections Translations into Polish Power and Betrayal Madness and Insight Justice and Suffering Filial Ingratitude Promptbooks Film adaptations

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William Shakespeare (1564-1616) Lear King of England (Legendary character) John Wilders King Lear Cordelia Goneril Regan Gloucester

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Early modern, 1500-1700 20th century 1605-1606

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Cover of: King Lear
King Lear
2012-09-03, LibriVox
in English
Cover of: Σαικσπήρου Δράματα, Ο Βασιλιάς Ληρ
Σαικσπήρου Δράματα, Ο Βασιλιάς Ληρ
2010-05-09, Project Gutenberg
in Modern Greek
Cover of: Le roi Lear
Le roi Lear
2006-05-04, Project Gutenberg
in French
Cover of: King Lear
King Lear
2006-12-26, LibriVox
in English
Cover of: Das Leben und der Tod des Königs Lear
Das Leben und der Tod des Königs Lear
2005-01-01, Project Gutenberg
in German
Cover of: Kuningas Lear
Kuningas Lear
2005-08-08, Project Gutenberg
in Finnish
Cover of: King Lear
King Lear
2000-07-01, Project Gutenberg
in English
Cover of: The History Of King Lear
The History Of King Lear
2000, Oxford University
in English
Cover of: King Lear
King Lear
1999, Penguin Books
in English
Cover of: King Lear
King Lear
1999-06-01, Project Gutenberg
in English
Cover of: The Tragedy of King Lear
The Tragedy of King Lear
1998-11-01, Project Gutenberg
in English
Cover of: King Lear
King Lear
1997-12-01, Project Gutenberg
in English
Cover of: THE TRAGEDY OF KING LEAR
THE TRAGEDY OF KING LEAR
1968, Xerox College Publishing
in English
Cover of: KING LEAR
KING LEAR
1964, BANTAM BOOKS
in English
Cover of: King Lear
King Lear
1963
in English
Cover of: King Lear
King Lear
1959, Harvard University Press
in English - The Arden Edition
Cover of: The Tragedy of King Lear
The Tragedy of King Lear
1958, Pelican
in English
Cover of: King Lear
King Lear
1940, Ginn
in English
Cover of: The tragedy of King Lear
The tragedy of King Lear
1940, Ginn and company
in English
Cover of: King Lear
King Lear
1935, J. M. Dent & Sons, E. P. Dutton
in English
Cover of: King Lear
King Lear
1906, Houghton Mifflin
in English

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Library of Congress
PR2819.A2O74 1999, PR2819.A2 O74 1999

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL32250330M
Internet Archive
kinglear0000shak_b1c1
ISBN 13
9780140714760
OCLC/WorldCat
42582934

Work Identifiers

Work ID
OL259026W

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King Lear divides his kingdom among the two daughters who flatter him and banishes the third one who loves him. His eldest daughters both then reject him at their homes, so Lear goes mad and wanders through a storm. His banished daughter returns with an army, but they lose the battle and Lear, all his daughters and more, die.

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King Lear is widely regarded as Shakespeare's most intense, profound and powerful tragedy.
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