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The Tragedy of King Lear

(Signet Classic Shakespeare Series)

By William Shakspeare

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| Paperback | 9780451524102

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Harold Bloom begins his introduction to this text by claiming that nothing in language goes beyond The Tragedy of King Lear. This text includes a brief biography of William Shakespeare, thematic and structural analysis of the play, as well as a host of critical essays by some of the most prominent eContinue

Harold Bloom begins his introduction to this text by claiming that nothing in language goes beyond The Tragedy of King Lear. This text includes a brief biography of William Shakespeare, thematic and structural analysis of the play, as well as a host of critical essays by some of the most prominent experts on the text.

This series is edited by Harold Bloom, Sterling Professor of the Humanities, Yale University; Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Professor of English, New York University Graduate School. These texts are the ideal aid for all students of literature, presenting concise, easy-to-understand biographical, critical, and bibliographical information on a specific literary work. Also provided are multiple sources for book reports and term papers with a wealth of information on literary works, authors, and major characters.

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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

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    The twisted double-plot shows how brilliant the playwright is. After reading it, the teacher showed us another Beijing Opera's interpretation of this play. However, it cut the subplot and mainly focus on King Lear and his daughters. Edmund thus became an evil for no reason and Cordelia a pure innoce ... (continue)

    The twisted double-plot shows how brilliant the playwright is. After reading it, the teacher showed us another Beijing Opera's interpretation of this play. However, it cut the subplot and mainly focus on King Lear and his daughters. Edmund thus became an evil for no reason and Cordelia a pure innocent figure in this play. It then lost the most brilliant essence of Shakespeare's great play.

    In King Lear, everyone is imperfect and has deep fear to admit it. That is how tragedy began and that is what's going on in everyday life. I do not believe in Murphy's rule and I know it is sometimes certainly unbearable to farce the truth, somehow we shall do the right things and accept our fate.
    Let's face it, be silent and speechless like Edgar.

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    Yi said on Mar 13, 2008 about the Mass Market Paperback edition | 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

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