321 pages • first pub 1681 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780199535828
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Publication date: 01 June 2008
Description
King Lear, widely considered Shakespeare's most deeply moving, passionately expressed, and intellectually ambitious play, has almost always been edited from the revised version printed in the First Folio of 1623, with additions from the quarto of ...
Community Reviews Summary of 136 reviews
Moods
challenging 43%
emotional 37%
reflective 37%
sad 37%
tense 37%
funny 18%
adventurous 12%
mysterious 12%
Pace
slow 20%
fast 20%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 71% | A mix: 14% | Plot: 14%Strong character development?
Yes: 64% | No: 21% | It's complicated: 14%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 38% | No: 30% | Yes: 30%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 71% | Yes: 21% | It's complicated: 7%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 100%Average rating
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321 pages • first pub 1681 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780199535828
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Publication date: 01 June 2008
Description
King Lear, widely considered Shakespeare's most deeply moving, passionately expressed, and intellectually ambitious play, has almost always been edited from the revised version printed in the First Folio of 1623, with additions from the quarto of ...
Community Reviews Summary of 136 reviews
Moods
challenging 43%
emotional 37%
reflective 37%
sad 37%
tense 37%
funny 18%
adventurous 12%
mysterious 12%
Pace
slow 20%
fast 20%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 71% | A mix: 14% | Plot: 14%Strong character development?
Yes: 64% | No: 21% | It's complicated: 14%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 38% | No: 30% | Yes: 30%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 71% | Yes: 21% | It's complicated: 7%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 100%Average rating
Content Warnings
This book doesn't have any content warnings yet!
If you're the author of this book and want to add author-approved content warnings, please email us at [email protected] to request the content warning form.