Uniform Title King Lear

Title The tragedy of King Lear / by William Shakespeare ; edited by Barbara A. Mowat and Paul Werstine.

Edition

Updated edition. Simon & Schuster trade paperback edition.

Publication Info.

New York : Simon & Schuster Paperbacks, 2015.

Bookmark link: https://library.naperville-lib.org:444/record=b1930171~S1

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Description	lxii, 338 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Series	Folger Shakespeare library
	Folger Shakespeare library (Series)
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-335).
Contents	Editors' Preface -- Shakespeare's King Lear -- Reading Shakespeare's language -- Shakespeare's life -- Shakespeare's theater -- The publication of Shakespeare's plays -- An introducation to this text -- The tragedy of King Lear: text of the play with commentary -- Textual notes -- King Lear: a modern perspective by Susan Snyder -- Further reading -- Key to famous lines and phrases.
Summary	Presents Shakespeare's tragedy in which an English king foolishly splits his kingdom between the two daughters plotting his doom and disinherits his favorite for speaking out against him.
Subject	Lear, King of England (Legendary character) -- Drama.
	Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. King Lear.
	Inheritance and succession -- Drama.
	Fathers and daughters -- Drama.
	Kings and rulers -- Drama.
	Aging parents -- Drama.
	Britons -- Drama.
Genre	Tragedies.
	Drama.
Added Author	Mowat, Barbara A., editor.
	Werstine, Paul, editor.
	Snyder, Susan, 1934-2001, writer of supplementary textual content.
	Folger Shakespeare Library.
Added Title	King Lear
Note	At head of title: Folger Shakespeare Library
ISBN	9781501118111 (pbk.)
	1501118110 (pbk.)

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