King Lear by William Shakespeare
This classic tragedy revolves around the aging King Lear, who decides to divide his kingdom among his three daughters based on their declarations of love for him. The two elder daughters, Goneril and Regan, flatter him with insincere praises, while the youngest, Cordelia, refuses to play the game and is disowned. As the king's sanity deteriorates, his kingdom falls into chaos under the rule of his deceitful elder daughters. The play explores themes of power, loyalty, madness, and justice, culminating in a tragic ending where almost all the main characters, including King Lear and Cordelia, die.
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- Published
- 1608
- Nationality
- British
- Length
- Short
- Pages
- 100-200
- Original Language
- English
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- Alternate Titles
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- Der König Lear
- El Rey Lear
- Il Re Lear
- Király Lear
- Kong Lear
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This book is on the following 22 lists:
- 1st on The Drama 100 - A Ranking of the Greatest Plays of All Time (Book)
- 2nd on Arts: The Critics' Century 1900-2000 (The Observer (Newspaper))
- 2nd on Millennium Masterworks (The Bellingham Herald )
- 4th on All-Time Classics, According to Academics (The Commercial Appeal )
- 13th on The 100 Best Books of World Literature (ABC.es)
- 17th on The Top 10: The Greatest Books of All Time (The Top 10 (Book))
- 33rd on The 100 Stories that Shaped the World (BBC)
- 35th on 'The perfect library': the 196 books selected by 133 personalities (XLSemanal and Zenda)
- 50th on El Pais Favorite Books of 100 Spanish Authors (El Pais)
- 59th on Our Users' Honorable Mention Favorite Books of All Time (The Greatest Books Users)
- 89th on R/ClassicLiterature's Top 100 Favorite Books (R/ClassicLiterature)
- 153rd on The 500 best books of all time from Culture Café users (Culture Café)
- 1,000 Books to Read Before You Die: A Life-Changing List (1,000 Books to Read Before You Die(Book))
- 50 Greatest Books of All Time (Globe and Mail)
- Fifty French Writers Choose Their Favorite 10 Books - Honourable Mention (On en garde 10 ! Pour la littérature)
- How to Read Literature Like a Professor: A Reading List (Thomas C. Foster)
- Madeline Miller's Book Choices from "The Writer's Library" (The Writer's Library: The Authors You Love on the Books That Changed Their Lives (Book))
- Six Professors from "Esteemed" Universities Favorite Books (Democrat and Chronicle (Newspaper))
- The Book of Great Books: A Guide to 100 World Classics (Book)
- The Graphic Canon (Book)
- The Great Books Podcast from John J. Miller (The National Review )
- Top 100 Works in World Literature (Norwegian Book Clubs, with the Norwegian Nobel Institute)