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King Lear - Arden Shakespeare

Third Series - Paperback (Arden Shakespeare Third (Paperback))

By William Shakespeare

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| Paperback | 9781903436592

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'By far the best edition of King Lear - in respect of both textual and other matters - that we now have.' John Lyon, English Language Notes 'This volume is a treasure-trove of precise information and stimulating comments on practically every aspect of the Lear-universe. I know of no other edition wContinue

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Capital in the great shakespearian dramatic era, probably it's the greatest one with Macbeth too. King Lear is all a big metaphor about the hierarchies' twisting and human crisis. In this drama sub plot is the real transfiguration of the main one, there's a complex philosphical inquiry behind all fi ... (continue)

Capital in the great shakespearian dramatic era, probably it's the greatest one with Macbeth too. King Lear is all a big metaphor about the hierarchies' twisting and human crisis. In this drama sub plot is the real transfiguration of the main one, there's a complex philosphical inquiry behind all figures and it makes reading absorbing.

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warm gun said on Nov 4, 2010 | Add your feedback

monumentale, struggente, alchemico. "Ripeness is all"

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Gualtiero said on Jul 7, 2007 | Add your feedback

Rating is for the edition, rather than the play itself. This is my favourite of the various different Shakespeare editions I've ever picked up. It's got a great deal of extra information for the reader, including several summaries (scene by scene, act by act, and an overview of the play).

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Hold Your Spin said on Dec 12, 2006 | Add your feedback