by William Shakespeare · Folio · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782070468515
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«Le Roi Lear» is the tragedy by William Shakespeare translated into French by Yves Bonnefoy, published by Folio in paperback (256 pages, in French).
The play narrates the progressive downfall of the elderly King Lear, who decides to divide his kingdom among his daughters according to their declarations of love, unleashing the ingratitude of those who receive more power and the exile of the only one loyal to him. The drama explores old age, family betrayal and the descent into madness through very intense poetic language, in one of the peaks of Elizabethan theater.
This French edition is intended for readers who want to approach Shakespeare in a recognized translation, that of Yves Bonnefoy, within the Folio Classique collection.
William Shakespeare was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is 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" or simply "the Bard". His extant works, including collaborations, consist of some 39 plays, 154 sonnets, 3 long narrative poems and a few other verses, some of uncertain authorship. His plays have been translated into every major living language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright. Shakespeare remains arguably the most influential writer in the English language, and his works continue to be studied and reinterpreted.
