King Lear (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780300122008)

The Annotated Shakespeare series allows readers to fully understand and enjoy the rich plays of the world's greatest dramatist

King Lear, one of Shakespeare's darkest and most savage plays, 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.

This fully annotated version of King Lear makes the play completely accessible to readers in the twenty-first century. It has been carefully assembled with students, teachers, and the general reader in mind. Eminent linguist and translator Burton Raffel offers generous help with vocabulary and usage of Elizabethan English, pronunciation, prosody, and alternative readings of phrases and lines. His on-page annotations provide readers with all the tools they need to comprehend the play and begin to explore its many possible interpretations.

Author: William Shakespeare
ISBN-10: 0300122004
ISBN-13: 9780300122008
Publisher: Yale University Press
Language: English
Published: 05/24/2007
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.45lbs
Size: 7.70h x 5.00w x 0.80d

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 07/01/2007 pg. 135