King Lear

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Sourcebooks MediaFusion, 2007 - 396 pages
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This edition of Shakespeares' 'King Lear' presents the play not just as a text but as a broader learning experience. The audio CD contains a series of unique recordings to illustrate how different actors place their own interpretation on the play.

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User Review  - DinadansFriend - LibraryThing

Not my favourite play, but I did read it for completeness. A king, worn down by the trammells of office, divides his domain among his children and suffers from the flaws in his parenting. He is ... Read full review

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User Review  - thornton37814 - LibraryThing

This full-cast audio recording tells the story of King Lear who unwisely divided his inheritance based on his perception of how much each daughter loved him. We see how this leads to a life of ... Read full review

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About the author (2007)

David Bevington is the Phyllis Fay Horton Distinguished Service Professor in the Humanities at the University of Chicago. Peter Holland is the McMeel Family Chair in Shakespeare Studies at the University of Notre Dame.

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