King lear

I King of Texas blir Shakespeares klassiker om den britiske kong Lear modernisert og satt til Texas på 1840-tallet. John Lear (Patrick Stewart), en rik, stormannsgal rancheier, utfordrer de tre døtrene sine til å bevise…

Now in its 4th edition, this is an accessible and comprehensive introduction to the critical study of drama. Using familiar examples of classic and contemporary works such as Shakespeare?s King Lear, Ibsen?s A Doll?s…

Part of the "Heinemann Advanced Shakespeare" series, this version of "King Lear" aims to help A Level students understand the text and develop their own insights. It includes notes to bridge the gap between GCSE and A…

Adapted and illustrated to introduce children and students to the works of Shakespeare!

Three-part documentary in which US scholar James Shapiro looks at William Shakespeare's work during the reign of King James I, focusing on the years between 1603-1613. The programme analyses Shakespeare's plays,…

York Notes Advanced offer a fresh and accessible approach to English Literature. This market-leading series has been completely updated to meet the needs of today's A-level and undergraduate students. Written by…

Antony Sher's honest, illuminating and witty account of researching, rehearsing and performing one of Shakespeare's greatest roles. A fascinating perspective on the process of one of the greatest Shakespearean actors of…

Inspired by Shakespeare's King Lear, dynasties battle for the crown in Tessa Gratton's debut epic adult fantasy, a story of deposed kings and betrayed queens for fans of Red Rising and Queen of the Tearling.

Love and hate, loyalty and treachery, cruelty and self-sacrifice: all these contend in a tempestuous drama which has become an enduring classic of the world's literature.

Live performance of Shakespeare's tragedy starring Antony Sher as the titular monarch. Looking to live out his days without the burden of power, Lear proposes to divide his vast kingdom amongst his three daughters.…

An introductory guide to King Lear in performance offering a scene-by-scene theatrically aware commentary, contextual documents, a brief history of the text and first performances, case studies of key productions, a…

An improved, larger-format edition of the Cambridge School Shakespeare plays, extensively rewritten, expanded and produced in an attractive new design.

The vain King Lear casts his youngest daughter out after she refuses to prove her love for him, leaving his kingdom prey to the machinations of his two elder daughters. Post-revolutionary Russian director Grigori…

Romeo and Juliet, A Midsummer Night's Dream, King Lear, Hamlet, and Macbeth -- the works of William Shakespeare still resonate in our imaginations four centuries after they were written. The timeless characters and…

Live performance of Shakespeare's play recorded at the Globe Theatre in September 2017. Looking to live out his days without the burden of power, Lear (Kevin McNally) proposes to divide his vast kingdom amongst his three…

King Lear is a popular text for study by secondary students the world over. This edition includes illustrations, preliminary notes, reading lists and classroom notes.

King Lear is old but not wise. He loves the two daughters who secretly hate him. He hates the only daughter who really loves him. In time, he discovers his mistake. Has he learnt his lesson? Or will his proud and angry…

The perfect introduction to Shakespeare's classic play for 6-11 year-olds

Laurence Olivier stars in and produces this adaptation of Shakespeare's famous tragedy, made exclusively for television. The ageing King Lear (Olivier) decides to split his kingdom between three daughters - Regan,…

Focussing on three unforgettable daughters, Shakespeare's King Lear tackles ideas of family and inheritance. This edition features illustrations by Sir John Gilbert and an introduction by Dr Robert Mighall.

The Oxford Shakespeare offers authoritative texts from leading scholars in editions designed to interpret and illuminate the plays for modern readers - a new, modern-spelling text, based on the Quarto text of 1608 -…

Okko Kamu conducts the Finnish National Opera Orchestra and Chorus in this production of Aulis Sallinen's opera based on the Shakespeare tragedy. Recorded in 2002, the performance stars Matti Salminen in the title role…

Following the biographical style of 1599, this book traces Shakespeare's life and times from the autumn of 1605, when he took an old and anonymous Elizabethan play, The Chronicle History of King Leir, and transformed it…

This updated edition is ideal to support students when studying and revising for the new A level English Literature exams.

British stage production of William Shakespeare's play starring Don Warrington and Alfred Enoch at the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester.

A stage production of Shakespeare's play about the aging King Lear who, while dividing his kingdom among those he believes love him most, is cruelly deceived, losing all he holds dear.

Check, reinforce and improve critical skills and textual understanding to give students the best chance of success in their AS/ A-level English Literature exams.

The ageing King Lear, tired of office, decides to split his kingdom between his three daughters, Goneril, Regan and Cordelia; but the decision to allot their share based on the love they express for him proves to be a…

Traces the story of the realm from its supposed foundation by Brutus to the coming of the Saxons some two thousand years later. This title portrays legendary and semi-legendary figures such as Lear, Cymbeline, Merlin the…

King Lear

Students of Redland Green School perform this abridged version of the Shakespearean tragedy. The programme also offers tips on how to stage the play successfully.

Live performance of Shakespeare's tragedy starring Antony Sher as the titular monarch. Looking to live out his days without the burden of power, Lear proposes to divide his vast kingdom amongst his three daughters.…

"The play plus a translation anyone can understand"-Cover.

A short introduction to King Lear by Shakespearean author and actor Ben Crystal giving insights before during and after you see or study the play

A.C.Bradley's Shakespearean Tragedy, first published in 1904, ranks as one of the greatest works of Shakespearean criticism of all time. In his ten lectures, Bradley has provided a study of the four great tragedies -…

This imaginative history of the Britons, written in the twelfth century, is the first work to recount the woes of Lear and the glittering career of Arthur. It rapidly became a bestseller in the British Isles and…