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William Shakespeare King Lear (Dramatised)
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William Shakespeare King Lear (Unabridged)
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King Lear
Peter Brook's masterly direction of Shakespeare's heartbreaking tragedy shows all the pride, passion and madness of a once-great King brought down by betrayal and the death of his beloved daughter. With the Royal Shakespeare Company, Paul Scofield provides a uniquely personal interpretation of the character.
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King Lear
Shakespeare's renowned story of deceit, jealousy and murder telling of King Lear, the once-great King brought down by betrayal and the death of his beloved daughter.
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King Lear
Recorded live at the New York Shakespeare Festival, 1974. A production of Shakespeare's renowned story of deceit, jealousy and murder telling of King Lear, the once-great King brought down by betrayal and the death of his beloved daughter. James Earl Jones takes the title role, with Raul Julia as Edmund and Paul Sorvino as Gloucester.
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King Lear
Britain's finest Shakespearean actor, Laurence Olivier, is magnificent as Lear, a king driven from pride to madness, nobility to poverty, manhood to senility in the course of one shattering emotional experience.
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King Lear
The most outstanding tragedy in British drama with its universal themes of old age, betrayal and a family divided against itself receives a revealing treatment which gives it a new and modern relevance. Sir Michael Hordern brings a moving sense of nobility to Shakespeare's most tragic character.
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King Lear
Shakespeare's renowned story of deceit, jealousy and murder telling of King Lear, the once-great King brought down by betrayal and the death of his beloved daughter.
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King Lear
When foolish King Lear abdicates both his kingdom and his responsibilities, and makes unreasonable demands of his children, his world is turned upside down. This is a play of uncompromising bleakness, where the principles of poetic justice are contravened. author: Shakespeare, William; publisher: Wordsworth Editions
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King Lear
This performance of "King Lear" features an all-star cast." author: Shakespeare, William; publisher: Naxos AudioBooks
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King Lear
author: Shakespeare, William; publisher: Penguin
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King Lear
Part of "The New Penguin Shakespeare" series, this text looks at "King Lear" with an introduction, a list of further reading, commentary and a short account of the textual problems of the play. The series is used and recommended by the Royal Shakespeare Company. author: Shakespeare, William; publisher: Penguin
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King Lear
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King Lear
author: Shakespeare, William; publisher: N.Hern Bks.
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King Lear (C/D) (BBC)
Shakespeare's heartbreaking tragedy shows all the pride, passion and madness of a once-great King brought down by betrayal and the death of his beloved daughter.
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King Lear (A/C) (BBC)
Shakespeare's heartbreaking tragedy shows all the pride, passion and madness of a once-great King brought down by betrayal and the death of his beloved daughter.
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King Lear
The "Oxford Shakespeare" offers authoritative texts from scholars in editions designed to interpret and illuminate the plays for modern readers. The texts use modern-spelling, feature on-page commentary and notes, and include detailed introductions. author: Shakespeare, William; publisher: Oxf.U.P.
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King Lear
A Guide author: McCallum, Alistair; publisher: Upstart Crow Publications
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Uca Catalogue King Lear
Release Date: 2005-06-06, Rating Parental Guidance,
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BBC WORLDWIDE PUBLISHING King Lear [1982]
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King Lear
In this edition, R.A. Foakes brings to bear a number of historical perspectives and critically addresses recent explorations of "King Lear" as a play of redemption, a play of despair and a play that destabilises all commentary. author: Shakespeare, William; publisher: Arden Shakespeare
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King Lear
This title is part of an inexpensive range of classics in the "Penguin Popular Classics" series." author: Shakespeare, William; publisher: Penguin
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Tragedy of King Lear, The
author: Shakespeare, William; publisher: Camb.U.P.
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KING LEAR
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KING LEAR
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KING LEAR
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Oxford Paperbacks The History of King Lear: History of King Lear (Oxford Shakespeare S.)
Pages: 336, Paperback, Oxford Paperbacks
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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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Orson Welles - Stranger/ King Lear/ David & Goliath/ Trial/ TV & Docu (Boxset) (DVD)
A five disc collection providing a fitting tribute to this giant of the silver screen including four of his films, a rarely seen live TV appearance and two documentaries on his life and work. Includes: The Stranger (1946) (95 minutes), King Lear (1953) (76 minutes), David And Goliath (1960) (95 minutes), The Trial (1962) (94 minutes) and TV appearance and documentaries (75 minutes).
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Metrodome Distribution King Lear
Release Date: 2006-03-20, Rating Suitable for 15 years and over,
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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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Hodder Wayland King Lear (Shakespeare Collection S.)
Pages: 48, Paperback, Hodder Wayland
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Cambridge Student Guide to King Lear
The "Cambridge Student Guide to King Lear" provides explanatory notes and guidance to help students understand the play and its many contexts." author: Flower, Celeste; publisher: Camb.U.P.
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King Lear
This new edition of King Lear takes into account the work of the Shakespeare and Schools Project and the national curriculum. author: Shakespeare, William; publisher: Camb.U.P.
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King Lear
This volume is part of a series of the works of Shakespeare and is intended for use at A Level. The complete, original text is accompanied by an introduction, notes and activities for before, during and after study. In addition, a synopsis is included at the beginning of each act. author: Shakespeare, William; publisher: Longman
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King Lear,
Making Shakespeare texts more accessible to a younger audience. King Lear sets his daughters a test to prove how much they love him. Goneril and Regan flatter the old man. Cordelia, his youngest daughter loves him too much to play the game and in a moment of anger, Lear banishes her. author: Shakespeare, William; publisher: Hodder Wayland
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Nelson Thornes Ltd Shakespeare Made Easy: King Lear
Pages: 320, Paperback, Nelson Thornes Ltd
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Cambridge University Press An Essay on King Lear
Pages: 200, Paperback, Cambridge University Press
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Quantum Leap Group Limited King Lear [1983]
Release Date: 2002-09-02, Rating Exempt,
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King Lear
Looks at the diversity of the latest feminist, post-structuralist and new historicist accounts of "King Lear". The contributors include Stephen Greenblatt, Terry Eagleton, Annabel Patterson and Jonathan Goldberg. author: ; publisher: Macmillan P.
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King Lear by William Shakespeare
author: Casey, Francis; publisher: Macmillan Educ.
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King Lear - By William Shakespeare
Adapted from the acclaimed 1997 production by the Royal National Theatre, Ian Holm stars as the tragic monarch, King Lear, wise, headstrong, but blind to his weaknesses. Proposing to divide his vast kingdom amongst his three daughters, Goneril, Regan and Cordelia, Lear devises a test for his offspring to convince him of their suitability and compassion for rule. As the scheme unfolds, Goneril and Regan's true colours emerge uncovering a vast conspiracy of greed, lust for power and cruelty within the once close-knit and loyal dynasty. Beginning to doubt the very benevolence he wished to judge, Lear finds only betrayal and death awaiting his estimation. When he is tricked into making a devastating error, events spiral into madness and misdeeds that bring the realm to its knees. Director Richard Eyre stages a bold, expressionistic interpretation of, perhaps, Shakespeare's most vivid and striking tragedy eliciting stunning performances from a cast including Ian Holm, Amanda Redman, Victoria Hamilton and Timothy West as the doomed Gloucester.
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King Lear
Aimed at students needing to understand literature with a minimum of fuss. This guide provides detailed commentary supplementing the text of the play, and includes background information on William Shakespeare and his time, discussion questions, and review exercises. author: Shakespeare, William; publisher: Hungry Minds
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King Lear
Part of the "Everyman" series which has been re-set with wide margins for notes and easy-to-read type. Each title includes a themed introduction by leading authorities on the subject, life-and-times chronology of the author, text summaries, annotated reading lists and selected criticism and notes. author: Shakespeare, William; publisher: Everyman
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FREMANTLE HOME ENTERTAINMENT King Lear [1988]
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Naxos AudioBooks King Lear
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King Lear
author: Shakespeare, William; publisher: Longman
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Heinemann Educational Secondary Division King Lear (Heinemann Advanced Shakespeare S.)
Pages: 308, Paperback, Heinemann Educational Secondary Division
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Cambridge University Press The First Quarto of King Lear: First Quarto (New Cambridge Shakespeare Quartos S.)
Pages: 155, Paperback, Cambridge University Press
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Sparknotes King Lear
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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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Greenwood Press Understanding King Lear: A Student Casebook to Issues, Sources and Historical Documents (The Greenwood Press Literature in Context S.)
Pages: 224, Hardcover, Greenwood Press
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Routledge,an imprint of Taylor & Francis Books Ltd King Lear in Our Time Libshak V31
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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 Cambridge Student Guide to King Lear (Cambridge Student Guides)
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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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Cambridge University Press The Tragedy of King Lear (The New Cambridge Shakespeare)
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Cambridge University Press The Tragedy of King Lear (The New Cambridge Shakespeare)
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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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Workman Publishing The Home Shakespeare Festival: King Lear (The Home Shakespeare Festival)
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Hungry Minds Inc,U.S. King Lear: Complete Study Edition (Cliffs Notes S.)
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Applause Books Tragedie of King Lear: Applause First Folio Editions (Folio Texts)
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