King 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. Arden Performance Editions are ideal for anyone engaging with a Shakespeare play in performance. With clear facingpage 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 plays possibilities and meanings to actors and students. Designed to be used and to be useful, each edition has plenty of space for personal annotations and the wellspaced text is easy to read and to navigate. Each edition offers Short, clear definitions of words Information about key textual variants Notes on pronunciation of difficult names and unfamiliar words An easy to read layout with space to write your own notes A short introduction to the play

Binding: Paperback;400 pages; Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC; Classification: ANC; Weight: 620 g; Dimensions: 148 x 216 x 25

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