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King Lear (Collins Classics)
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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King Lear (Collins Classics)
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) William Shakespeare
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By (author) Collins GCSE
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Edited by Peter Alexander
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Edited by Maria Cairney
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| Series | Collins Classics |
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:208 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 178,Width 111 |
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| Category/Genre | Shakespeare plays |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780007902330
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| Classifications | Dewey:822.33 |
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| Audience | | A / AS level | | Teenage / Young Adult | |
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
HarperCollins Publishers
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| Imprint |
William Collins
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| Publication Date |
15 September 2011 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. 'Blow, winds, and crack your cheeks! rage! blow!' Epic and tragic in its scope, King Lear explores a king's demise into madness and insanity when he is betrayed by two of his manipulative and scheming daughters. It is Cordelia, the third and only daughter who refuses to flatter her father to deceive, who is banished from the kingdom, leading to dramatic and tumultuous events.
Author Biography
William Shakespeare is regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and was an eminent dramatist. His plays are perenially adapted and re-interpreted within different contexts. There is much mystery and a timeless fascination around Shakespeare's as a person and as a writer.
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