{"product_id":"king-lear-kent-richmond-9780983637943","title":"King Lear: A Verse Translation","description":"This revised 2nd edition of \u003ci\u003eKing Lear: A Verse Translation\u003c\/i\u003e makes the language of Shakespeare's play more modern while preserving the rhythm, complexity, and poetic qualities of the original. The aim is to capture the sound and sense of Shakespeare's tragedy without the need for glosses or notes-to use contemporary language without simplifying or modernizing the play in any other way.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFeatures\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLine-by-line verse translation, not a prose paraphrase.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComplete. No lines deleted or simplified.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAccurate and authentic iambic pentameter.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTrue to the feel and look of Shakespeare's original.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTone, complexity, and poetic devices preserved.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVocabulary range matches Shakespeare's.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUncluttered, easy-to-read layout.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReady for theatrical performance.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eReaders experience the brutal downfall of Shakespeare's most dysfunctional family with the comprehension and delight of audiences 400 years ago-the way Shakespeare intended. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Too often, unless we read a Shakespeare play beforehand, we process the language as if it were coming from a poorly tuned-in radio station. Shakespeare didn't write his plays to be experienced impressionistically as 'poetry;' he assumed his language was readily comprehensible. At what point does a stage of a language become so different from the modern one as to make translation necessary? Mr. Richmond is brave enough to assert that, for Shakespeare, that time has come. The French have Moliere, the Russians have Chekhov--and now, we can truly say that we have our Shakespeare.\"\u003cbr\u003e--John McWhorter, Manhattan Institute\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kent Richmond, William Shakespeare\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0983637946\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780983637943\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Full Measure Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/08\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 184\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.48lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.39d","brand":"Kent Richmond","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44311054844159,"sku":"9780983637943","price":11.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a6f35831-f548-49a4-89c0-97a1312b81be.jpg?v=1695720840","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/king-lear-kent-richmond-9780983637943","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}