| King Lear Revised Edition Contributor(s): Shakespeare, William (Author), Fraser, Russell (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0451526937 ISBN-13: 9780451526939 Publisher: Signet Book OUR PRICE: $5.36 Product Type: Mass Market Paperbound - Other Formats Published: June 1998 Annotation: Newly revised, this edition of "King Lear" features an extensive overview of Shakespeare's life and world; an editor's introduction; a note on the sources; dramatic criticism from the past and present; a comprehensive stage and screen history of notable actors, directors and productions; and more. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Drama | Shakespeare - Drama | European - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh - Performing Arts | Theater - General |
| Dewey: 822.33 |
| LCCN: 97061986 |
| Series: Signet Classics |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 4.1" W x 6.8" (0.40 lbs) 352 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Signet Classics edition of one of William Shakespeare's greatest tragedies. Full of cruelty and betrayal, King Lear is the timeless and tragic story of a kingdom held in the thrall of an aging ruler's descent into madness. Desperate for praise, he banishes those who would guide him with honesty and surrounds himself with sycophants--an action that leads to his ultimate downfall.... This revised Signet Classics edition includes unique features such as: - An overview of Shakespeare's life, world, and theater - A special introduction to the play by the editor, Russell Fraser - Selections from Raphael Holinshed's Chronicles of England, Scotland, and Ireland, Sir Philip Sidney's Arcadia, and The True Chronicle History of King Lear, the sources from which Shakespeare derived King Lear - Dramatic criticism from Samuel Johnson, A. C. Bradley, John Russell Brown, and others - A comprehensive stage and screen history of notable actors, directors, and productions - Text, notes, and commentaries printed in the clearest, most readable text - And more... |