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King Lear

William Shakespeare, Burton Raffel (Editor, Writer of introduction), Harold Bloom
King Lear, one of Shakespeare's darkest and most savage plays, tells the story of the foolish and Job-like Lear, who divides his kingdom, as he does his affections, according to vanity and whim. Lear's failure as a father engulfs himself and his world in turmoil and tragedy. --Publisher
Print Book, English, ©2007
Yale University Press, New Haven, ©2007