The World in Pictures. King Lear, by William Shakespeare.

By Shakespeare, William

Illustrated electronic edition of a Shakespearean tragedy prepared in accordance with the principles of The World in Pictures project, providing a complete set of illustrations, among them 32 illustrations by outstanding painters, with a comprehensive rendering of the plot.

Texts by Charles and Mery Lamb used in this publication.

Works of the following artists are used in this publication: Robert Smirke, George Frederick Bensell, William Frederick Yeames, Ilya Repin, Joshua Reynolds, Gustav Pope, A. von Henkel, Ford Madox Brown, Henry Fuseli, Edwin Austin Abbey, Benjamin West, George W. Joy, James Barry, Daniel F. Wentworth and Мoritz Retzsch.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Aegitas
• Release date: Apr 20, 2017
• ISBN: 9781773131931

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Vladimir Butromeev

the world in pictures

King Lear,

by WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

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Lear, king of Britain, had three daughters; Goneril, wife to the duke of Albany; Regan, wife to the duke of Cornwall; and Cordelia, a young maid, for whose love the king of France and duke of Burgundy were joint suitors, and were at this time making stay for that purpose in the court of Lear.

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The daughters of King Lear

The old king, worn out with age and the fatigues of government, he being more than fourscore years old, determined to take no further part in state affairs, but to leave the management to younger strengths, that he might have time to prepare for death, which must at no long period ensue. With this intent he called his three daughters to him, to know from their own lips which of them loved him best, that he might part his kingdom among them in such proportions as their affection for him should seem to deserve.

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