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King Lear І Крал Лир І Bilingual Edition

King Lear І Крал Лир І Bilingual Edition

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Product Code:
1851-01
ISBN
978-619-152-936-0
SKU
11.0141
Year
21-11-2016
Translation
from English: Prof. Alexander Shurbanov
Pages
376
Size
145х235 мм
Weight
0.65 kg
Collection
Колекция "Класика"
Cover Type
Hardcover
Genre
Bilingual & Multilingual, Theater & Acting

William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare is the pre-eminent figure in English literature and an undisputed genius of global drama whose body of work redefined the boundaries of human self-understanding. Born in 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon, he combined profound philosophical insight with a masterful grasp of theatrical form, establishing himself as the central figure of the English Renaissance. His legacy encompasses 3…

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Shakespeare’s King Lear is the third book of the new bilingual library "English Poetic Classics" by the East-West Publishing House. The bilingual format of this library provides readers with the opportunity to get deeper into the subtleties of the text regarding some of the most valuable works of English literature by comparing original text and its translation, and also to get into the specifics of poetic translation of classical works.

Shakespeare’s King Lear challenges us with the magnitude, intensity, and sheer duration of the pain that it represents. Its figures harden their hearts, engage in violence, or try to alleviate the suffering of others. Lear himself rages until his sanity cracks. What, then, keeps bringing us back to King Lear?

The play tells us about families struggling between greed and cruelty, on the one hand, and support and consolation, on the other. Emotions are extreme, magnified to gigantic proportions. We also see old age portrayed in all its vulnerability, pride, and, perhaps, wisdom—one reason this most devastating of Shakespeare’s tragedies is also perhaps his most moving.

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