description: Completely re-edited, the New Folger Library edition of Shakespeare's plays puts readers in touch with current ways of thinking about Shakespeare. Each freshly edited text is based directly on what the editors consider the best early printed version of the play. Each volume contains full explanatory notes on pages facing the text of the play, as well as a helpful introduction to Shakespeare's language. The account of William Shakespeare's life, his theater, and the publication of his plays present the latest scholarship, and the annotated reading lists suggest sources of further information. The illustrations of objects, clothing, and mythological figures mentioned in the plays are drawn from the Library's vast holdings of rare books. At the conclusion of each play there is a full essay by an outstanding scholar who assesses the play int he light of today's interest and concerns.
language: English
title: King Lear
titlecomplete: King Lear
characters: Fool, Duke of Albany, Cordelia, Edgar, Regan, Duke of Cornwall, Leir of Britain, Goneril, Edmund, Earl of Kent, Earl of Gloucester
genres: Literature, Classics, School, Drama, Tragedy, Plays, Fiction, Poetry, Read For School, Theatre
ratings_count: 212588
publisher: Tandem Library (1993-05-01)