King LearSimon and Schuster, 2015 M10 20 - 384 pages The authoritative edition of King Lear from The Folger Shakespeare Library, the trusted and widely used Shakespeare series for students and general readers. Shakespeare’s King Lear challenges us with the magnitude, intensity, and sheer duration of the pain that it represents. Its figures harden their hearts, engage in violence, or try to alleviate the suffering of others. Lear himself rages until his sanity cracks. What, then, keeps bringing us back to King Lear? For all the force of its language, King Lear is almost equally powerful when translated, suggesting that it is the story, in large part, that draws us to the play. The play tells us about families struggling between greed and cruelty, on the one hand, and support and consolation, on the other. Emotions are extreme, magnified to gigantic proportions. We also see old age portrayed in all its vulnerability, pride, and, perhaps, wisdom—one reason this most devastating of Shakespeare’s tragedies is also perhaps his most moving. This edition includes: -Freshly edited text based on the best early printed version of the play -Full explanatory notes conveniently placed on pages facing the text of the play -Scene-by-scene plot summaries -A key to the play’s famous lines and phrases -An introduction to reading Shakespeare’s language -An essay by a leading Shakespeare scholar providing a modern perspective on the play -Fresh images from the Folger Shakespeare Library’s vast holdings of rare books -An annotated guide to further reading Essay by Susan Snyder The Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, DC, is home to the world’s largest collection of Shakespeare’s printed works, and a magnet for Shakespeare scholars from around the globe. In addition to exhibitions open to the public throughout the year, the Folger offers a full calendar of performances and programs. For more information, visit Folger.edu. |
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... play is prefaced by a brief introduction, by a guide to reading Shakespeare's language, and by accounts of his life and theater. Each play is followed by an annotated list of further readings and by a “Modern Perspective” written by an ...
... play is prefaced by a brief introduction, by a guide to reading Shakespeare's language, and by accounts of his life and theater. Each play is followed by an annotated list of further readings and by a “Modern Perspective” written by an ...
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... Play with Commentary 1 Textual Notes Appendix: 3.1.21–46 King Lear: A Modern Perspective by Susan Snyder Further Reading Key to Famous Lines and Phrases ix xiii xv xxix xxxix xlviii lii 263 287 293 305 337 Editors' Preface In recent ...
... Play with Commentary 1 Textual Notes Appendix: 3.1.21–46 King Lear: A Modern Perspective by Susan Snyder Further Reading Key to Famous Lines and Phrases ix xiii xv xxix xxxix xlviii lii 263 287 293 305 337 Editors' Preface In recent ...
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... play's “Modern Perspective,” an essay written by an outstanding scholar who brings to the reader his or her fresh assessment of the play in the light of today's interests and concerns. As in the Folger Library General Reader's ...
... play's “Modern Perspective,” an essay written by an outstanding scholar who brings to the reader his or her fresh assessment of the play in the light of today's interests and concerns. As in the Folger Library General Reader's ...
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... play for publication in 2015, we add to the above our gratitude to Michael Witmore, Director of the Folger Shakespeare Library, who brings to our work a gratifying enthusiasm and vision; to Gail Kern Paster, Director of the Library from ...
... play for publication in 2015, we add to the above our gratitude to Michael Witmore, Director of the Folger Shakespeare Library, who brings to our work a gratifying enthusiasm and vision; to Gail Kern Paster, Director of the Library from ...
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... play that relentlessly challenges its readers and theater audiences with the magnitude, intensity, and sheer ... play only death seems to provide escape from “the rack of this tough world.” What, then, keeps bringing us back to King Lear ...
... play that relentlessly challenges its readers and theater audiences with the magnitude, intensity, and sheer ... play only death seems to provide escape from “the rack of this tough world.” What, then, keeps bringing us back to King Lear ...
Contents
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The Publication of Shakespeares Plays | xlviii |
Textual Notes | 263 |
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A Modern Perspective | 293 |
Further Reading | 305 |
Key to Famous Lines and Phrases | 337 |
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