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Genre/Form: | Drama Tragedies Théâtre |
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Named Person: | Lear, King of England (Legendary character); Lear, King of England (Legendary character) |
Material Type: | Internet resource |
Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
All Authors / Contributors: |
William Shakespeare; Burton Raffel; Harold Bloom |
ISBN: | 9780300122008 0300122004 |
OCLC Number: | 75390071 |
Description: | xxxiv, 215 pages ; 20 cm. |
Contents: | About this book -- Introduction -- Textual note -- Some essentials of the Shakespearean stage -- King Lear -- Essay / Harold Bloom. |
Responsibility: | William Shakespeare ; edited, fully annotated, and introduced by Burton Raffel ; with an essay by Harold Bloom. |
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Abstract:
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. He changes from king to beggar, and finally, to man, in a pattern of loss and discovery which reflects the archetype of tragic wisdom.
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