Le roi Lear by William Shakespeare

"Le roi Lear" by William Shakespeare is a tragedy written between 1603 and 1606. When aging King Lear decides to divide his kingdom among his three daughters based on their declarations of love, his favorite daughter Cordelia's honest restraint enrages him. He banishes her and splits his realm between his two flattering elder daughters, setting in motion a devastating chain of betrayal, suffering, and family destruction in pre-Christian Britain. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
Translator Guizot, François, 1787-1874
Uniform Title King Lear. French
Title Le roi Lear
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Lear Wikipedia page about this book: fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Roi_Lear
Credits Produced by Paul Murray, Rénald Lévesque and the Online
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Reading Level Reading ease score: 82.7 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Language French
LoC Class PR: Language and Literatures: English literature
Subject Tragedies (Drama)
Subject Fathers and daughters -- Drama
Subject Inheritance and succession -- Drama
Subject Lear, King (Legendary character) -- Drama
Subject Britons -- Drama
Subject Kings and rulers -- Drama
Subject Aging parents -- Drama
Category Text
eBook-No. 18312
Release Date
Copyright Public domain in the USA.
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