King Lear (The Unabridged Play) + The Classic Biography: The Life of William Shakespeare
By William Shakespeare
Length16h 26m
About this audiobook
This carefully crafted ebook: "King Lear (The Unabridged Play) + The Classic Biography: The Life of William Shakespeare" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. King Lear is a tragedy by William Shakespeare written between 1603 and 1606 and later revised. Shakespeare's earlier version, The True Chronicle of the History of the Life and Death of King Lear and His Three Daughters, was published in quarto in 1608. The Tragedy of King Lear, a more theatrical version, was included in the 1623 First Folio. The title character descends into madness after disposing of his estate between two of his three daughters based on their flattery, bringing tragic consequences for all. The play is based on the legend of Leir of Britain, a mythological pre-Roman Celtic king. Life of William Shakespeare is a biography of William Shakespeare by the eminent critic Sidney Lee. This book was one of the first major biographies of the Bard of Avon. It was published in 1898, based on the article contributed to the Dictionary of National Biography. William Shakespeare (1564 – 1616) was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon". His extant works, including some collaborations, consist of about 38 plays, 154 sonnets, two long narrative poems, and a few other verses, the authorship of some of which is uncertain. Sir Sidney Lee (1859 – 1926) was an English biographer and critic. He was a lifelong scholar and enthusiast of Shakespeare. His article on Shakespeare in the fifty-first volume of the Dictionary of National Biography formed the basis of his Life of William Shakespeare. This full-length life is often credited as the first modern biography of the poet.
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GenreBiography and Memoir
Length16 hrs 26 mins
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Publish dateFeb 27, 2014
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1King Lear (The Unabridged Play) + The Classic Biography: The Life of William Shakespeare
17IX—THE PATRONAGE OF THE EARL OF SOUTHAMPTON
2Persons Represented.
18X—THE SUPPOSED STORY OF INTRIGUE IN THE SONNETS
3ACT I.
19XI—THE DEVELOPMENT OF DRAMATIC POWER
4ACT II.
20XII—THE PRACTICAL AFFAIRS OF LIFE
5ACT III.
21XIII—MATURITY OF GENIUS
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6ACT IV.
22XIV—THE HIGHEST THEMES OF TRAGEDY
7ACT V.
23XV—THE LATEST PLAYS
8PREFACE
24XVI—THE CLOSE OF LIFE
9I—PARENTAGE AND BIRTH
25XVII—SURVIVORS AND DESCENDANTS
10II—CHILDHOOD, EDUCATION, AND MARRIAGE
26XVIII—AUTOGRAPHS, PORTRAITS, AND MEMORIALS
11III—THE FAREWELL TO STRATFORD
27XIX—BIBLIOGRAPHY
12IV—ON THE LONDON STAGE
28XX—POSTHUMOUS REPUTATION
13V.—EARLY DRAMATIC EFFORTS
29XXI—GENERAL ESTIMATE
14VI—THE FIRST APPEAL TO THE READING PUBLIC
30APPENDIX (pt. 1)
15VII—THE SONNETS AND THEIR LITERARY HISTORY
31APPENDIX (pt. 2)
16VIII—THE BORROWED CONCEITS OF THE SONNETS
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