King Lear Trade Paperback

The authoritative edition of King Lear from The Folger Shakespeare Library, the trusted and widely used Shakespeare series for students and general readers, includes:

Freshly edited text based on the best early printed version of the play

Newly revised explanatory notes conveniently placed on pages facing the text of the play

Scene-by-scene plot summaries

A key to the play's famous lines and phrases

An introduction to reading Shakespeare's language

An essay by a leading Shakespeare scholar providing a modern perspective on the play

Fresh images from the Folger Shakespeare Library's vast holdings of rare books

An up-to-date annotated guide to further reading

Essay by Susan Snyder
Edited by Barbara A. Mowat and Paul Werstine

Visit Folger.edu for more resources, including overviews of each play, information about Shakespeare's world, and teaching modules.

William Shakespeare, 2015, Paperback, 384 Pages. ISBN-13: 978-1-5011-1811-1.