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Heinemann Educational Secondary Division King Lear (Heinemann Advanced Shakespeare S.)
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Oxford University Press King Lear (Oxford School Shakespeare S.)
<I>King Lear</I> stands alongside <I>Hamlet</I> as one of the most profound expressions of tragic drama in literature. Written between 1604 and 1605, it represents Shakespeare at the height of his dramatic power. Drawing on ancient British history, Shakespeare constructs a plot that reads like a fable in its clear-sighted but terrifying simplicity. The ageing King Lear calls his daughters, Goneril, Regan and Cordelia to witness that he wishes to shake all cares and business from our age and divide his kingdom between his three children. When Cordelia refuses to flatter her father with sycophantic words of love, her banishment leads to chaos and civil war as Lear's disastrous division of the kingdom gives free reign to the greed and ambition of his two remaining daughters. <p> As Lear sinks into rage and madness he is deserted by everyone except his bitter Fool, the loyal Kent and the exiled Cordelia. The play descends into a nighmarish theatre of cruelty and absurdity as Lear realises he has ta'en / Too little care of the poverty and corruption of his kingdom, and his loyal but foolish friend Gloucester has his eyes gouged out. Metaphors of monstrosity and perversions of nature structure the dramatic action, and the play's ending remains one of the most harrowing in all of Shakespeare. Many see a profound despair and nihilism in <I>King Lear</I>, and would agree with Kent's conclusion that All's cheerless, dark and deadly. Other writers have identified a radical but pessimistic critique of contemporary conceptions of kingship and absolutist authority, yet it remains a remarkable tragedy of public misjudgement and intensely private grief and anguish. --<I>Jerry Brotton</I>
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Phoenix Press King Lear (Everyman Shakespeare S.)
<I>King Lear</I> stands alongside <I>Hamlet</I> as one of the most profound expressions of tragic drama in literature. Written between 1604 and 1605, it represents Shakespeare at the height of his dramatic power. Drawing on ancient British history, Shakespeare constructs a plot that reads like a fable in its clear-sighted but terrifying simplicity. The ageing King Lear calls his daughters, Goneril, Regan and Cordelia to witness that he wishes to shake all cares and business from our age and divide his kingdom between his three children. When Cordelia refuses to flatter her father with sycophantic words of love, her banishment leads to chaos and civil war as Lear's disastrous division of the kingdom gives free reign to the greed and ambition of his two remaining daughters. <p> As Lear sinks into rage and madness he is deserted by everyone except his bitter Fool, the loyal Kent and the exiled Cordelia. The play descends into a nighmarish theatre of cruelty and absurdity as Lear realises he has ta'en / Too little care of the poverty and corruption of his kingdom, and his loyal but foolish friend Gloucester has his eyes gouged out. Metaphors of monstrosity and perversions of nature structure the dramatic action, and the play's ending remains one of the most harrowing in all of Shakespeare. Many see a profound despair and nihilism in <I>King Lear</I>, and would agree with Kent's conclusion that All's cheerless, dark and deadly. Other writers have identified a radical but pessimistic critique of contemporary conceptions of kingship and absolutist authority, yet it remains a remarkable tragedy of public misjudgement and intensely private grief and anguish. --<I>Jerry Brotton</I>
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Dover Publications Inc. King Lear (Dover Thrift S.)
<I>King Lear</I> stands alongside <I>Hamlet</I> as one of the most profound expressions of tragic drama in literature. Written between 1604 and 1605, it represents Shakespeare at the height of his dramatic power. Drawing on ancient British history, Shakespeare constructs a plot that reads like a fable in its clear-sighted but terrifying simplicity. The ageing King Lear calls his daughters, Goneril, Regan and Cordelia to witness that he wishes to shake all cares and business from our age and divide his kingdom between his three children. When Cordelia refuses to flatter her father with sycophantic words of love, her banishment leads to chaos and civil war as Lear's disastrous division of the kingdom gives free reign to the greed and ambition of his two remaining daughters. <p> As Lear sinks into rage and madness he is deserted by everyone except his bitter Fool, the loyal Kent and the exiled Cordelia. The play descends into a nighmarish theatre of cruelty and absurdity as Lear realises he has ta'en / Too little care of the poverty and corruption of his kingdom, and his loyal but foolish friend Gloucester has his eyes gouged out. Metaphors of monstrosity and perversions of nature structure the dramatic action, and the play's ending remains one of the most harrowing in all of Shakespeare. Many see a profound despair and nihilism in <I>King Lear</I>, and would agree with Kent's conclusion that All's cheerless, dark and deadly. Other writers have identified a radical but pessimistic critique of contemporary conceptions of kingship and absolutist authority, yet it remains a remarkable tragedy of public misjudgement and intensely private grief and anguish. --<I>Jerry Brotton</I>
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Cambridge University Press King Lear (Cambridge School Shakespeare S.)
<I>King Lear</I> stands alongside <I>Hamlet</I> as one of the most profound expressions of tragic drama in literature. Written between 1604 and 1605, it represents Shakespeare at the height of his dramatic power. Drawing on ancient British history, Shakespeare constructs a plot that reads like a fable in its clear-sighted but terrifying simplicity. The ageing King Lear calls his daughters, Goneril, Regan and Cordelia to witness that he wishes to shake all cares and business from our age and divide his kingdom between his three children. When Cordelia refuses to flatter her father with sycophantic words of love, her banishment leads to chaos and civil war as Lear's disastrous division of the kingdom gives free reign to the greed and ambition of his two remaining daughters. <p> As Lear sinks into rage and madness he is deserted by everyone except his bitter Fool, the loyal Kent and the exiled Cordelia. The play descends into a nighmarish theatre of cruelty and absurdity as Lear realises he has ta'en / Too little care of the poverty and corruption of his kingdom, and his loyal but foolish friend Gloucester has his eyes gouged out. Metaphors of monstrosity and perversions of nature structure the dramatic action, and the play's ending remains one of the most harrowing in all of Shakespeare. Many see a profound despair and nihilism in <I>King Lear</I>, and would agree with Kent's conclusion that All's cheerless, dark and deadly. Other writers have identified a radical but pessimistic critique of contemporary conceptions of kingship and absolutist authority, yet it remains a remarkable tragedy of public misjudgement and intensely private grief and anguish. --<I>Jerry Brotton</I>
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Longman King Lear (New Longman Literature 11-14 S.)
<I>King Lear</I> stands alongside <I>Hamlet</I> as one of the most profound expressions of tragic drama in literature. Written between 1604 and 1605, it represents Shakespeare at the height of his dramatic power. Drawing on ancient British history, Shakespeare constructs a plot that reads like a fable in its clear-sighted but terrifying simplicity. The ageing King Lear calls his daughters, Goneril, Regan and Cordelia to witness that he wishes to shake all cares and business from our age and divide his kingdom between his three children. When Cordelia refuses to flatter her father with sycophantic words of love, her banishment leads to chaos and civil war as Lear's disastrous division of the kingdom gives free reign to the greed and ambition of his two remaining daughters. <p> As Lear sinks into rage and madness he is deserted by everyone except his bitter Fool, the loyal Kent and the exiled Cordelia. The play descends into a nighmarish theatre of cruelty and absurdity as Lear realises he has ta'en / Too little care of the poverty and corruption of his kingdom, and his loyal but foolish friend Gloucester has his eyes gouged out. Metaphors of monstrosity and perversions of nature structure the dramatic action, and the play's ending remains one of the most harrowing in all of Shakespeare. Many see a profound despair and nihilism in <I>King Lear</I>, and would agree with Kent's conclusion that All's cheerless, dark and deadly. Other writers have identified a radical but pessimistic critique of contemporary conceptions of kingship and absolutist authority, yet it remains a remarkable tragedy of public misjudgement and intensely private grief and anguish. --<I>Jerry Brotton</I>
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Longman King Lear (New Swan S.)
<I>King Lear</I> stands alongside <I>Hamlet</I> as one of the most profound expressions of tragic drama in literature. Written between 1604 and 1605, it represents Shakespeare at the height of his dramatic power. Drawing on ancient British history, Shakespeare constructs a plot that reads like a fable in its clear-sighted but terrifying simplicity. The ageing King Lear calls his daughters, Goneril, Regan and Cordelia to witness that he wishes to shake all cares and business from our age and divide his kingdom between his three children. When Cordelia refuses to flatter her father with sycophantic words of love, her banishment leads to chaos and civil war as Lear's disastrous division of the kingdom gives free reign to the greed and ambition of his two remaining daughters. <p> As Lear sinks into rage and madness he is deserted by everyone except his bitter Fool, the loyal Kent and the exiled Cordelia. The play descends into a nighmarish theatre of cruelty and absurdity as Lear realises he has ta'en / Too little care of the poverty and corruption of his kingdom, and his loyal but foolish friend Gloucester has his eyes gouged out. Metaphors of monstrosity and perversions of nature structure the dramatic action, and the play's ending remains one of the most harrowing in all of Shakespeare. Many see a profound despair and nihilism in <I>King Lear</I>, and would agree with Kent's conclusion that All's cheerless, dark and deadly. Other writers have identified a radical but pessimistic critique of contemporary conceptions of kingship and absolutist authority, yet it remains a remarkable tragedy of public misjudgement and intensely private grief and anguish. --<I>Jerry Brotton</I>
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Hungry Minds Inc,U.S. King Lear: Complete Study Edition (Cliffs Notes S.)
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Spark Notes King Lear
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MetroBooks King Lear
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Wordsworth Editions Ltd King Lear (Wordsworth Classics)
<I>King Lear</I> stands alongside <I>Hamlet</I> as one of the most profound expressions of tragic drama in literature. Written between 1604 and 1605, it represents Shakespeare at the height of his dramatic power. Drawing on ancient British history, Shakespeare constructs a plot that reads like a fable in its clear-sighted but terrifying simplicity. The ageing King Lear calls his daughters, Goneril, Regan and Cordelia to witness that he wishes to shake all cares and business from our age and divide his kingdom between his three children. When Cordelia refuses to flatter her father with sycophantic words of love, her banishment leads to chaos and civil war as Lear's disastrous division of the kingdom gives free reign to the greed and ambition of his two remaining daughters. <p> As Lear sinks into rage and madness he is deserted by everyone except his bitter Fool, the loyal Kent and the exiled Cordelia. The play descends into a nighmarish theatre of cruelty and absurdity as Lear realises he has ta'en / Too little care of the poverty and corruption of his kingdom, and his loyal but foolish friend Gloucester has his eyes gouged out. Metaphors of monstrosity and perversions of nature structure the dramatic action, and the play's ending remains one of the most harrowing in all of Shakespeare. Many see a profound despair and nihilism in <I>King Lear</I>, and would agree with Kent's conclusion that All's cheerless, dark and deadly. Other writers have identified a radical but pessimistic critique of contemporary conceptions of kingship and absolutist authority, yet it remains a remarkable tragedy of public misjudgement and intensely private grief and anguish. --<I>Jerry Brotton</I>
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Nick Hern Books Prefaces to Shakespeare: King Lear
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Arden Shakespeare King Lear (Arden Shakespeare: Third S.)
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Naxos AudioBooks King Lear
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William Shakespeare King Lear (Dramatised)
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Penguin Books Ltd King Lear (Penguin Shakespeare S.)
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HarperCollins King Lear: Complete & Unabridged
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Penguin Books Ltd King Lear (Penguin Popular Classics)
<I>King Lear</I> stands alongside <I>Hamlet</I> as one of the most profound expressions of tragic drama in literature. Written between 1604 and 1605, it represents Shakespeare at the height of his dramatic power. Drawing on ancient British history, Shakespeare constructs a plot that reads like a fable in its clear-sighted but terrifying simplicity. The ageing King Lear calls his daughters, Goneril, Regan and Cordelia to witness that he wishes to shake all cares and business from our age and divide his kingdom between his three children. When Cordelia refuses to flatter her father with sycophantic words of love, her banishment leads to chaos and civil war as Lear's disastrous division of the kingdom gives free reign to the greed and ambition of his two remaining daughters. <p> As Lear sinks into rage and madness he is deserted by everyone except his bitter Fool, the loyal Kent and the exiled Cordelia. The play descends into a nighmarish theatre of cruelty and absurdity as Lear realises he has ta'en / Too little care of the poverty and corruption of his kingdom, and his loyal but foolish friend Gloucester has his eyes gouged out. Metaphors of monstrosity and perversions of nature structure the dramatic action, and the play's ending remains one of the most harrowing in all of Shakespeare. Many see a profound despair and nihilism in <I>King Lear</I>, and would agree with Kent's conclusion that All's cheerless, dark and deadly. Other writers have identified a radical but pessimistic critique of contemporary conceptions of kingship and absolutist authority, yet it remains a remarkable tragedy of public misjudgement and intensely private grief and anguish. --<I>Jerry Brotton</I>
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