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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... tell us that the Stratford boy killed a calf in high style, poached deer and rabbits, and was forced to flee to London, where he held horses outside a playhouse. These traditions are only traditions; they may be true, but no evidence ...
... tell us that the Stratford boy killed a calf in high style, poached deer and rabbits, and was forced to flee to London, where he held horses outside a playhouse. These traditions are only traditions; they may be true, but no evidence ...
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... tell us your reason” in 1 Henry IV: “Give you a reason on compulsion? If reasons were as plentiful as blackberries, I would give no man a reason upon compulsion, I” (2.4.237-40). The ea in reason was pronounced rather like a long a ...
... tell us your reason” in 1 Henry IV: “Give you a reason on compulsion? If reasons were as plentiful as blackberries, I would give no man a reason upon compulsion, I” (2.4.237-40). The ea in reason was pronounced rather like a long a ...
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... tell. Exit. Enter Frier alone with a baskes. (night, Fri. The grey-eyed morne smiles on the frowning Checking the Easterne clowdes with streaks of light: And fleckeld darknesse like a drunkard reeles, From forth daies path, and Tisans ...
... tell. Exit. Enter Frier alone with a baskes. (night, Fri. The grey-eyed morne smiles on the frowning Checking the Easterne clowdes with streaks of light: And fleckeld darknesse like a drunkard reeles, From forth daies path, and Tisans ...
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... tell at a glance they are in the throne room, but without an editorial indication the reader may be puzzled for a while. It should be mentioned, incidentally, that there are a few authentic stage directions—perhaps Shakespeare's ...
... tell at a glance they are in the throne room, but without an editorial indication the reader may be puzzled for a while. It should be mentioned, incidentally, that there are a few authentic stage directions—perhaps Shakespeare's ...
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... tell us how we ought to feel, and make a mark on us, but (for better or for worse) we also make a mark on them. —SYLVAN BARNET Tufts University Introduction In structure Lear differs significantly from the other tragedies.
... tell us how we ought to feel, and make a mark on us, but (for better or for worse) we also make a mark on them. —SYLVAN BARNET Tufts University Introduction In structure Lear differs significantly from the other tragedies.
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