TY - BOOK AU - Shakespeare,William TI - King Lear AV - PR PY - 1998/// CY - Salt Lake City, UT PB - Project Gutenberg KW - Tragedies (Drama) KW - Fathers and daughters -- Drama KW - Inheritance and succession -- Drama KW - Lear, King (Legendary character) -- Drama KW - Britons -- Drama KW - Kings and rulers -- Drama KW - Aging parents -- Drama N1 - Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Lear; Release date is 1998-11-01; the PG Shakespeare Team, a team of about twenty Project Gutenberg volunteers; Original publication data not identified N2 - "King Lear" by William Shakespeare is a tragedy written in late 1605 or early 1606. Set in pre-Roman Britain, the play follows King Lear's catastrophic decision to divide his kingdom among his three daughters based on their declarations of love. When his youngest daughter speaks honestly rather than flatteringly, Lear disowns her, triggering a chain of betrayals, madness, and destruction. Known for its dark tone and themes of blindness and madness, the play is regarded as one of literature's greatest achievements. (This is an automatically generated summary.) UR - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1532 ER -