A Guide to King Lear

by Alistair McCallum

Book Overview

The Shakespeare Handbooks provide a helpful, straightforward guide to the work of the world's most celebrated dramatist. Along with a clear, easy-to-follow description of the plot, each book contains plenty of quotations from the text - with simple explanations of any unfamiliar words and phrases - and some thought-provoking comments from critics, past and present.

The Shakespeare Handbooks include a few intriguing Shakespearean...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1899747036
• ISBN13: 9781899747030
• Release Date: September 1996
• Publisher: Upstart Crow Publications
• Length: 106 Pages
• Weight: 0.29 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

A Fantastic Resource

Read this little gem of a book the night before you go to a performance of King Lear or before you begin reading the play. You will completely understand the story, scene by scene, and all the crazy characters !!! You will want all The Shakespeare Handbooks !!!