King Lear (Collins Classics)

An ageing king divides his kingdom on the strength of flattery, and everything after follows from that one decision. King Lear by William Shakespeare is among the most performed and most studied of the tragedies, and this Collins Classics printing carries the unabridged play in an affordable paperback. The play works through family loyalty, political power, justice and the recognition that comes too late, with a subplot that mirrors the main action rather than decorating it. The language rewards close reading, which is why the play holds its place on school and university syllabuses. Before you add it to the cart: • The complete play text in the Collins Classics paperback series • A tragedy widely set for secondary and university study • Parallel plots examining loyalty, power and judgement • A portable format that suits annotation and classroom use Intended for students, theatre audiences and readers working through Shakespeare, published in Collins Classics and available at Boipoka.