King Lear by Harold Bloom, William Shakespeare
King Lear

Harold Bloom, William Shakespeare

181 pages first pub 1606 (editions)

fiction classics play challenging dark sad medium-paced
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Based partially on a Celtic legend, King Lear occupies a special place in the Shakespearean canon. Lear's descent into madness, the central event of this play, illustrates the extent to which humanity can be degraded by its errors. Harold Bloom ca...

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