King Lear 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. |
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User Review - rn4god - Overstock.comUnfortunately my rising 12th grader needed this book for her summer reading. She hated the book and found it difficult to follow. I chose this version because it updated the language somewhat and the ... Read full review
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| Title | King Lear |
| Author | William Shakespeare |
| Publisher | Independently Published, 2021 |
| ISBN | 9798719138091 |
| Length | 247 pages |
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