{"product_id":"king-lear-2","title":"King Lear","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe authoritative edition of \u003ci\u003eKing Lear\u003c\/i\u003e from The Folger Shakespeare Library, the trusted and widely used Shakespeare series for students and general readers.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe bestselling, authoritative Folger Shakespeare Library edition of \u003ci\u003eKing Lear\u003c\/i\u003e, featuring Shakespeare's complete original text, expert annotations, scene-by-scene summaries, and trusted scholarship for students, teachers, and general readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor more than seventy years, the Folger Shakespeare Library editions have been the standard classroom and reading editions of Shakespeare's plays. Used in high schools, colleges, universities, and theaters around the world, each volume combines the complete original text with expert editorial guidance that makes Shakespeare's language more accessible while preserving every nuance of the play.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShakespeare's \u003ci\u003eKing Lear\u003c\/i\u003e challenges us with the magnitude, intensity, and sheer duration of the pain that it represents. Its figures harden their hearts, engage in violence, or try to alleviate the suffering of others. Lear himself rages until his sanity cracks. What, then, keeps bringing us back to \u003ci\u003eKing Lear\u003c\/i\u003e? For all the force of its language, King Lear is almost equally powerful when translated, suggesting that it is the story, in large part, that draws us to the play.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe play tells us about families struggling between greed and cruelty, on the one hand, and support and consolation, on the other. Emotions are extreme, magnified to gigantic proportions. We also see old age portrayed in all its vulnerability, pride, and, perhaps, wisdom--one reason this most devastating of Shakespeare's tragedies is also perhaps his most moving.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhether you're reading \u003ci\u003eKing Lear\u003c\/i\u003e for school, teaching it in the classroom, preparing for AP English Literature, studying Shakespeare in college, performing the play, or simply returning to one of the greatest works of English literature, this edition provides the context and guidance to help you read Shakespeare with confidence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis Folger Shakespeare Library edition includes:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShakespeare's complete original text, carefully edited from the best early printed version of the play\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClear explanatory notes conveniently placed on facing pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eScene-by-scene plot summaries for quick review and study\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn introduction to Shakespeare's language and dramatic style\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA guide to the play's most famous speeches, quotations, and memorable lines\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA scholarly introduction exploring the play's historical background, themes, characters, and enduring significance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn essay by acclaimed Shakespeare scholar Susan Snyder\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIllustrations and images from the Folger Shakespeare Library's world-renowned collections\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn annotated guide for further reading and study\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, DC, is home to the world's largest collection of Shakespeare's printed works and one of the world's leading centers for Shakespeare scholarship, performance, and education. Every Folger Shakespeare Library edition combines authoritative scholarship with practical classroom support, making it an ideal choice for students, educators, actors, book clubs, and anyone seeking an accessible, reliable edition of Shakespeare's original plays.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Shakespeare","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46047372640325,"sku":"BS-LIB-482769","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2482\/2494\/files\/9780743482769-HD.jpg?v=1792313269","url":"https:\/\/libros787.com\/en\/products\/king-lear-2","provider":"Libros787.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}