{"product_id":"king-lear-arden-performance-editions-9781350243620","title":"King Lear: Arden Performance Editions","description":"\u003cp\u003eKing Lear has ruled for many years. As age overtakes him, he divides his kingdom amongst his children. Misjudging their loyalty, he soon finds himself stripped of all the trappings of state, wealth and power that had defined him. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e Arden Performance Editions\u003c\/b\u003e are ideal for anyone engaging with a Shakespeare play in performance. With clear facing-page notes giving definitions of words, easily accessible information about key textual variants, lineation, metrical ambiguities and pronunciation, each edition has been developed to open the play's possibilities and meanings to actors and students. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Designed to be used and to be useful, each edition has plenty of space for personal annotations and the well-spaced text is easy to read and to navigate. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eEach edition offers: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e - \u003cb\u003eShort, clear definitions of words\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e - \u003cb\u003eInformation about key textual variants\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e - \u003cb\u003eNotes on pronunciation of difficult names and unfamiliar words\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e - \u003cb\u003eAn easy to read layout with space to write your own notes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e - \u003cb\u003eA short introduction to the play\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSir Simon Russell Beale \u003c\/b\u003eis the leading Shakespearean actor of his generation, having played King Lear, Hamlet, Macbeth, Malvolio, Timon of Athens, Benedick, Falstaf, Prospero and Richard II. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbigail Rokison-Woodall\u003c\/b\u003e is Senior Lecturer and Deputy Director (Education) at the Shakespeare Institute, Stratford-upon-Avon, UK, and a former professional actor.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Arden Shakespeare","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50525718446354,"sku":"9781350243620","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_5095f2c9-470f-472a-a43a-a60e13865289.jpg?v=1731235282","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/king-lear-arden-performance-editions-9781350243620","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}