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King Lear : The Annotated Shakespeare - William Shakespeare

King Lear

By: William Shakespeare, Burton Raffel (Introduction by), Harold Bloom (Contribution by)

Paperback | 24 May 2007 | Edition Number 1

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The Annotated Shakespeare Series allowsreaders to fully understand and enjoy the rich plays of the world&;s greatest dramatist

King Lear, one of Shakespeare's darkest and most savage plays, tells the story of the foolish and Job-like 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.

This fully annotated version of King Lear makesthe play completely accessible to readers in the twenty-first century. It has been carefully assembled with students, teachers, and the general reader in mind. Eminent linguist and translator Burton Raffel offers generous help with vocabulary and usage of Elizabethan English, pronunciation, prosody, and alternative readings of phrases and lines. His on-page annotations provide readers with all the tools they need to comprehend the play and begin to explore its many possible interpretations.
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Selected by the Association of American University Presses as an Outstanding Book for Public and Secondary School Libraries, 2008

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