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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William Shakespeare Russell Fraser. SIGNET CLASSICS Shakespeare King Lear ur w we Milton Glaser M. William Shak - speare HIS True Chronicle Historic of. Front Cover.
William Shakespeare Russell Fraser. SIGNET CLASSICS Shakespeare King Lear ur w we Milton Glaser M. William Shak - speare HIS True Chronicle Historic of. Front Cover.
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William Shakespeare Russell Fraser. M. William Shak - speare HIS True Chronicle Historic of the life and death of King Leat and his three Daughters . With the unfortunate life of Edgar , fonne and heire to the Earle of Glofter , and his ...
William Shakespeare Russell Fraser. M. William Shak - speare HIS True Chronicle Historic of the life and death of King Leat and his three Daughters . With the unfortunate life of Edgar , fonne and heire to the Earle of Glofter , and his ...
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... true, but no evidence supports them, and it is well to stick to the facts. Mary Arden, the dramatist's mother, was the daughter of a substantial landowner; about 1557 she married John Shakespeare, a tanner, glove-maker, and trader in ...
... true, but no evidence supports them, and it is well to stick to the facts. Mary Arden, the dramatist's mother, was the daughter of a substantial landowner; about 1557 she married John Shakespeare, a tanner, glove-maker, and trader in ...
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... true (but it is first reported almost a century after Shakespeare's death), or perhaps he left Stratford to be a schoolmaster, as another tradition holds; perhaps he was moved (like Petruchio in The Taming of the Shrew) by Such wind as ...
... true (but it is first reported almost a century after Shakespeare's death), or perhaps he left Stratford to be a schoolmaster, as another tradition holds; perhaps he was moved (like Petruchio in The Taming of the Shrew) by Such wind as ...
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... True, Shakespeare has a great range of styles, but his work is consistently imaginative and interesting. Many readers find neither of these qualities in “A Funeral Elegy.” Shakespeare's. English. 1. Spelling and Pronunciation. From the ...
... True, Shakespeare has a great range of styles, but his work is consistently imaginative and interesting. Many readers find neither of these qualities in “A Funeral Elegy.” Shakespeare's. English. 1. Spelling and Pronunciation. From the ...
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