
King Lear
by William Shakespeare
Title:
King Lear
Author:
William Shakespeare
Format:
Paperback
Number of pages:
368 pages
Publisher:
TBS-Penguin Random House Wholesale
ISBN-13:
9780141396460
EAN:
9780141396460
Classifications:
Plays, playscripts
Weight (g):
390
Dimensions (mm):
197 x 135 x 22
Publication Country:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Condition:
New
Description
'The most perfect specimen of the dramatic art existing in the world' Percy Bysshe ShelleyShakespeare's bleak and brutal tragedy begins when an ageing king, seeking a successor, rejects the young daughter who loves him and misplaces his trust in her malevolent sisters. In return they strip him of his power and condemn him to a wretched wasteland of horror and insanity. Set in a pitiless universe, King Lear is a towering, elemental masterpiece of fierce poetry and vast imaginative scope.Used and Recommended by the National TheatreGeneral Editor Stanley WellsEdited by George HunterIntroduction by Kiernan Ryan


















