King Lear (Easy Classics)
Published on 28. January 2021
Book
Hardback
64 pages
978-1-78226-915-1 (ISBN)
Description
Adapted and illustrated to introduce children and students to the works of Shakespeare!
King Lear is one of the greatest tragedies of the master playwright, William Shakespeare. The play is focused around Lear, the aging King of Britain, and his three daughters, Goneril, Regan and Cordelia. When Lear wants to step down from the throne, he decides to divide his kingdom between his three daughters and asks each daughter how much she loves him. Goneril and Regan, greedy for their share, give him flattering answers, while Cordelia remains silent, which enrages Lear and forces him to disown her. The play tells of Lear's fate once he has given up his kingdom and destroyed his relationship with his daughters.
Includes a QR code for the FREE audiobook!
The easy-to-read narrative and comic-style illustrations are a great way to introduce children and students to the story before approaching the original texts.
King Lear is one of the greatest tragedies of the master playwright, William Shakespeare. The play is focused around Lear, the aging King of Britain, and his three daughters, Goneril, Regan and Cordelia. When Lear wants to step down from the throne, he decides to divide his kingdom between his three daughters and asks each daughter how much she loves him. Goneril and Regan, greedy for their share, give him flattering answers, while Cordelia remains silent, which enrages Lear and forces him to disown her. The play tells of Lear's fate once he has given up his kingdom and destroyed his relationship with his daughters.
Includes a QR code for the FREE audiobook!
The easy-to-read narrative and comic-style illustrations are a great way to introduce children and students to the story before approaching the original texts.
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Series
Edition
Hardback + Audio QR Code
Language
English
Place of publication
Leicester
United Kingdom
Target group
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: Up to 7 years
Dimensions
Height: 206 mm
Width: 135 mm
Thickness: 8 mm
Weight
110 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-78226-915-1 (9781782269151)
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Schweitzer Classification
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Previous edition
William Shakespeare | Richard Usher
King Lear
Book
02/2017
Sweet Cherry Publishing
€29.89
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William Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's preeminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon". His surviving works, including some collaborations, consist of 38 plays, 154 sonnets, two long narrative poems, and several other poems. His plays have been translated into every major living language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright.