The Tragedy Of King Lear
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Book: Good
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Pages: Good
Few works in the Western canon have matched the shattering emotional power of The Tragedy of King Lear, William Shakespeare's towering masterpiece of pride, betrayal, and madness. The play chronicles the catastrophic downfall of an aging king who, in a fatal act of vanity, divides his kingdom among his three daughters based on their flattery — setting in motion a chain of treachery, cruelty, and devastating loss that unfolds with the relentless force of a storm on a blasted heath. This edition, part of the prestigious New Hudson Shakespeare series, presents the text with an introduction and notes by Henry Norman Hudson, alongside editorial contributions by Ebenezer Charlton Black and the collaboration of Andrew Jackson George — making it an invaluable scholarly resource. Shakespeare's genius lies in his unflinching interrogation of power, filial loyalty, and the chaos that erupts when authority is stripped of wisdom; themes as urgent and resonant today as they were in the early seventeenth century. Will Lear's anguished cry into the tempest find an answer — or only silence?
Author: William Shakespeare
Format: Hardback
Published: 1949, Ginn and Company Ltd.
Genre: Classic fiction
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: N/A
Pages: Good
Few works in the Western canon have matched the shattering emotional power of The Tragedy of King Lear, William Shakespeare's towering masterpiece of pride, betrayal, and madness. The play chronicles the catastrophic downfall of an aging king who, in a fatal act of vanity, divides his kingdom among his three daughters based on their flattery — setting in motion a chain of treachery, cruelty, and devastating loss that unfolds with the relentless force of a storm on a blasted heath. This edition, part of the prestigious New Hudson Shakespeare series, presents the text with an introduction and notes by Henry Norman Hudson, alongside editorial contributions by Ebenezer Charlton Black and the collaboration of Andrew Jackson George — making it an invaluable scholarly resource. Shakespeare's genius lies in his unflinching interrogation of power, filial loyalty, and the chaos that erupts when authority is stripped of wisdom; themes as urgent and resonant today as they were in the early seventeenth century. Will Lear's anguished cry into the tempest find an answer — or only silence?