King LearPenguin, 1998 M06 1 - 352 pages The Signet Classics edition of one of William Shakespeare’s greatest tragedies. Full of cruelty and betrayal, King Lear is the timeless and tragic story of a kingdom held in the thrall of an aging ruler’s descent into madness. Desperate for praise, he banishes those who would guide him with honesty and surrounds himself with sycophants—an action that leads to his ultimate downfall.... This revised Signet Classics edition includes unique features such as: • An overview of Shakespeare's life, world, and theater • A special introduction to the play by the editor, Russell Fraser • Selections from Raphael Holinshed's Chronicles of England, Scotland, and Ireland, Sir Philip Sidney's Arcadia, and The True Chronicle History of King Lear, the sources from which Shakespeare derived King Lear • Dramatic criticism from Samuel Johnson, A. C. Bradley, John Russell Brown, and others • A comprehensive stage and screen history of notable actors, directors, and productions • Text, notes, and commentaries printed in the clearest, most readable text • And more... |
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... actor and playwright. Greene, a graduate of St. John's College, Cambridge, had become a playwright and a pamphleteer in London, and in one of his pamphlets he warns three ... actor.) The profession of actor was not for a gentleman,
... actor and playwright. Greene, a graduate of St. John's College, Cambridge, had become a playwright and a pamphleteer in London, and in one of his pamphlets he warns three ... actor.) The profession of actor was not for a gentleman,
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William Shakespeare Russell Fraser. actor.) The profession of actor was not for a gentleman, and it occasionally drew ... acting happens to quote (and attribute to Kyd) some lines on the interest of Roman emperors in the drama. What is ...
William Shakespeare Russell Fraser. actor.) The profession of actor was not for a gentleman, and it occasionally drew ... acting happens to quote (and attribute to Kyd) some lines on the interest of Roman emperors in the drama. What is ...
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... acting, his play writing, and his share in a playhouse, Shakespeare seems to have made considerable money. He put it ... actors, Richard Burbage, John Heminges, and Henry Condell), that to his wife of the second-best bed has provoked the ...
... acting, his play writing, and his share in a playhouse, Shakespeare seems to have made considerable money. He put it ... actors, Richard Burbage, John Heminges, and Henry Condell), that to his wife of the second-best bed has provoked the ...
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... actor Shakespeare did not write the plays attributed to him but for some reason or other pretended that he did; (2) a conspiracy of today's Stratfordians, the professors who teach Shakespeare in the colleges and universities, who are ...
... actor Shakespeare did not write the plays attributed to him but for some reason or other pretended that he did; (2) a conspiracy of today's Stratfordians, the professors who teach Shakespeare in the colleges and universities, who are ...
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... acting according to nature hinder base utter ( ly ) commonplace a fool , an idiot ( 1 ) wicked ( 2 ) worthless nearest ( 1 ) trivial ( 2 ) fussy music ( 1 ) prudence ( 2 ) stratagem immediately anticipate handsome test alive . serious ...
... acting according to nature hinder base utter ( ly ) commonplace a fool , an idiot ( 1 ) wicked ( 2 ) worthless nearest ( 1 ) trivial ( 2 ) fussy music ( 1 ) prudence ( 2 ) stratagem immediately anticipate handsome test alive . serious ...
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