King Lear

By (author): "Russell Fraser, Russell A. Fraser, William Shakespeare"
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Publish Date: 1603
King Lear
ISBN0451524101
ISBN139780451524102
AsinKing Lear
CharactersRegan, Cordelia, Goneril, Leir of Britain, Fool...more, Duke of Cornwall, Duke of Albany, Earl of Kent, Earl of Gloucester, Edgar, Edmund...less
Original titleThe Tragedie of King Lear
Harold Bloom begins his introduction to this text by claiming that nothing in language goes beyond The Tragedy of King Lear. This text includes a brief biography of William Shakespeare, thematic and structural analysis of the play, as well as a host of critical essays by some of the most prominent experts on the text.