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King Lear(Updated)
(Signet Classics)
by William Shakespeare, Russell A. Fraser, 威廉•莎士比亚
Paperback, 352 Pages, Published 1998 by Signet
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ISBN-13: 978-0-451-52693-9, ISBN: 0-451-52693-7

"King Lear stands alongside Hamlet as one of the most profound expressions of tragic drama in literature. Written between 1604 and 1605, it represents Shakespeare at the height of his dramatic power. Drawing on ancient British history, Shakespeare constructs a plot that reads like a fable in its clear-sighted but terrifying simplicity. The ageing King Lear calls his daughters, Goneril, Regan and Cordelia to witness that he wishes "to sha ..."