From Harold Bloom, regarded by some as the greatest Shakespeare scholar of our time, comes an intimate, wise, deeply compelling portrait of King' Lear-one of literature's greatest tragic heroes. King Lear is one of the most famous and poignant characters in all of literature...
King Lear is perhaps the most poignant character in literature. The aged, abused monarch is at once the consummate figure of authority and the classic example of the fall from majesty. He is widely agreed to be William Shakespeare's most moving, tragic hero. Award-winning writer...