King LearPenguin Books, 1970 - 175 pages "King Lear, one of Shakespeare's darkest and most savage plays, tells the story of the foolish and purblind Lear, who divides his kingdom, as he does his affections, according to vanity and whim. Lear's failure as a father engulfs himself and his world in turmoil and tragedy." "Eminent linguist and translator Burton Raffel offers generous help with vocabulary, pronunciation, and prosody and provides alternative readings of phrases and lines. His on-page annotations give readers all the tools they need to comprehend the play and begin to explore its many possible interpretations. Raffel provides an introductory essay, and in a concluding essay Harold Bloom examines Lear, who, though possessed of Jobean dignity, is rather unlike Job, since Lear so determinedly brings about his own suffering."--BOOK JACKET. |
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Page 15
... death . Cordelia as the death - wish- lovely and soothing death - how suggestive this is ! until we recognize that her identification as the life - wish might be equally suggestive . The value of such reflections lies in their reminder ...
... death . Cordelia as the death - wish- lovely and soothing death - how suggestive this is ! until we recognize that her identification as the life - wish might be equally suggestive . The value of such reflections lies in their reminder ...
Page 9
... death i.e. die a natural death 104-05 His roguish ... anything i.e. his being an irresponsible wanderer allows him to do anything IV , i A path leading from Gloucester's castle I contemned despised 3 dejected cast down , abased 4 ...
... death i.e. die a natural death 104-05 His roguish ... anything i.e. his being an irresponsible wanderer allows him to do anything IV , i A path leading from Gloucester's castle I contemned despised 3 dejected cast down , abased 4 ...
Page 117
... death i.e. die a natural death 104-05 His roguish . . . anything i.e. his being an irresponsible wanderer allows him to do anything IV , i A path leading from Gloucester's castle I contemned despised 3 dejected cast down , abased 4 ...
... death i.e. die a natural death 104-05 His roguish . . . anything i.e. his being an irresponsible wanderer allows him to do anything IV , i A path leading from Gloucester's castle I contemned despised 3 dejected cast down , abased 4 ...
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ALBANY ALFRED HARBAGE arms art thou astrological sect Attendants bear Bedlam blessing brother Burgundy codpiece Cordelia CORNWALL CURAN daughter dear death Dost thou doth Dover Duke Duke of Albany Duke of Cornwall Earl of Gloucester Enter Edgar Enter Gloucester Enter Kent Enter Lear Enter Steward Oswald Exeunt Exit eyes father fear Flibbertigibbet folio follow fool fortune foul fiend France GENTLEMAN give GLOUCESTER EDGAR Gloucester's castle gods GONERIL grace hath hear heart heavens hither honor horse I'ld justice KENT King Lear knave lady LEAR Enter Lear's letter look lord madam master MESSENGER nature night noble nuncle pity play poor poor Tom pow'rs pray Prithee quarto REGAN Servants Shakespeare shame sirrah sister slave speak stand sword tell thee There's thine things thou art thou dost to't traitor trumpet Ursa Major constellations villain wind word