The elderly king Lear decides to rest and divide his kingdom between three daughters. The elders – Gonerilla and Raga – by lies of flattery get all the wealth of the father. And the youngest, Cordelia, who loves and reads his father in his soul, but does not know how to flatter, he deprives the inheritance as soon as Gonerilla and Regan receives half a kingdom, they throw an elderly poor father outside …
In addition to the tragedy “King Lear”, the book includes the best historical dramas and chronicles about the life of different monarchs: “Henry VIII”, “Julius Caesar”, “Richard II”, “King John.” This is a whole gallery of various characters and human types: false, cowardly, insidious, vengeful of cruel and power -loving. But only the wise and humane rulers, according to the humanist Shakespeare, can lead their people to progress.
Author
Shakespeare William
Translator
Weinberg P.I., Kozlov P., Donskoy M. A. + more 2 more
Artist
Brown G., Gilbert D.
Publisher
Bertelsmann, 2014
Series
A filled classic
16+
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