{"product_id":"king-lear-9780300122008","title":"King Lear","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe Annotated Shakespeare series allows readers to fully understand and enjoy the rich plays of the world's greatest dramatist\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eKing Lear\u003c\/i\u003e, 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This fully annotated version of \u003ci\u003eKing Lear\u003c\/i\u003e makes the play completely accessible to readers in the twenty-first century. It has been carefully assembled with students, teachers, and the general reader in mind. Eminent linguist and translator Burton Raffel offers generous help with vocabulary and usage of Elizabethan English, pronunciation, prosody, and alternative readings of phrases and lines. His on-page annotations provide readers with all the tools they need to comprehend the play and begin to explore its many possible interpretations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBurton Raffel\u003c\/b\u003e (1928-2015) was Distinguished Professor of Arts and Humanities emeritus and professor of English emeritus at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Among his many edited and translated publications are \u003ci\u003ePoems and Prose from the Old English, Cligès, Lancelot, Perceval, Erec and Enide\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eYvain\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cb\u003eHarold Bloom\u003c\/b\u003e (1930-2019) was Sterling Professor of Humanities at Yale University and Berg Professor of English at New York University. His many books include \u003ci\u003eThe Western Canon, Shakespeare: The Invention of the Human\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eGenius: A Mosaic of One Hundred Exemplary Creative Minds. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Yale University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50460085584146,"sku":"9780300122008","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_60f59b8b-326f-46ef-9bb8-11d5bb30d65b.jpg?v=1756200746","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/king-lear-9780300122008","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}