King Lear: A Norton Critical Edition (Norton Critical Editions)

I read this for my law school Great Books program. I'd wanted to read this as it's a monumental classic, but just never got to it. I give it five stars because who am I to say Shakespeare deserves less. (But I'd much rather read "In Search of Lost Time," "The Tempest" or something like "Paradise Lost."Now I have. I dragged myself through it. I had no sympathy for Lear. He just drove me to distraction. He was so blind to the relationships and the predictable effects of his own decisions. God help those who had him for a king.Yet, the essays in the back of the book, helped me appreciate the play as did our first discussion.

i felt bad for him no cap

Great edition of King Lear. Used for school, arrived quickly. Recommended.

its a good product, the book is just alot

I needed this for a British Literature class, it was much more expensive at the school book store so I was happy to find it here 😊

The classic story as told by Shakespeare. Very little is altered and there are lots of great side notes to help out even the most average of layperson readers.

The book was exactly what I needed for school. It arrived on time and was in perfect condition! thanks for a great purchase.

Kindle version:I am reading King Lear with a group of people, and we agreed to use the Norton Critical Edition, as it has line numbers and annotations.I was delighted to find it as a Kindle book, as that's my prefered way to read. Except this is a book formed from the text at Project Gutenberg, and does not have line numbers or the Norton Content.BTW - nothing inherently wrong with text from Gutenberg, but I was looking for specific content.

Good reagding

Arrived in perfect condition

good

The book is just as described and in very good conditions. I love it, the story is very good, a classic of William Shakespeare. I recommend it for those who like literature and enjoy a book.

Delivered on time and perfectly packed. The content of the book is of great help to those that are beginning to study Shakespeare