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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... less repellent than the hyena , they less repel- lent than Oswald only as the hyena is less repellent than the jackal . To the latter he failed to give even that en- gaging touch of the ludicrous he usually reserved for assistant ...
... less repellent than the hyena , they less repel- lent than Oswald only as the hyena is less repellent than the jackal . To the latter he failed to give even that en- gaging touch of the ludicrous he usually reserved for assistant ...
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William Shakespeare Alfred Harbage. Lend less than thou owest , Ride more than thou goest , Learn more than thou trowest , Set less than thou throwest ; Leave thy drink and thy whore , And keep in - a - door , And thou shalt have more ...
William Shakespeare Alfred Harbage. Lend less than thou owest , Ride more than thou goest , Learn more than thou trowest , Set less than thou throwest ; Leave thy drink and thy whore , And keep in - a - door , And thou shalt have more ...
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... less Than I have here proclaimed thee . 93 94 REGAN GONERIL [ aside ] 96 99 If not , I'll ne'er trust medicine ... less i.e. no respect less guilty 96 medicine i.e. poison 99 trumpet trumpeter ALBANY Trust to thy single virtue ; for thy ...
... less Than I have here proclaimed thee . 93 94 REGAN GONERIL [ aside ] 96 99 If not , I'll ne'er trust medicine ... less i.e. no respect less guilty 96 medicine i.e. poison 99 trumpet trumpeter ALBANY Trust to thy single virtue ; for thy ...
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Alack ALBANY ALFRED HARBAGE arms art thou bastard bear Bedlam Bless brother Burgundy codpiece Cordelia CORNWALL daughters dear death Dost thou doth Dover Duke Duke of Albany Duke of Cornwall Earl of Gloucester EDMUND Enter Edgar Enter Gloucester Enter Kent Enter Lear evil Exeunt Exit eyes father fear Flibbertigibbet folio fool fortune foul fiend France GENTLEMAN give GLOUCESTER EDGAR Gloucester's castle gods GONERIL grace hast hath hear heart heavens hither honor I'ld justice King Lear knave lady LEAR Enter Lear's letter look lord madam master MESSENGER nature never night noble nuncle pity play poor poor Tom Pray Prithee quarto reason REGAN Servants Shakespeare shalt sirrah sister sorrow speak stand sword tell thee There's thine things thou art thou dost traitor true trumpet villain wawl William Shakespeare word ΙΟΙ