书名：King Lear (Penguin classics)李尔王

作者：William Shakespeare
出版社名称：Penguin classics
出版时间：2015
语种：英语
ISBN：9780141396460
商品尺寸：12.9 x 19.8 x 2.1cm
包装：平装
页数：368（以实物为准）
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2.书中附有对莎士比亚生平和作品的详细介绍，让读者进一步了解这个伟大的剧作家；

3.经典文学作品，有利于提高读者的英语阅读水平。
本书讲述的是不列颠国王李尔年事已高、年老昏聩、刚愎自用，把国土分给了虚伪的大女儿戈纳瑞和二女儿里甘。小女儿科迪莉亚虽然诚实善良，却因不愿阿谀奉承而被驱逐到国外。科迪莉亚接受了法兰西国王的求婚，随同其去了法国。李尔王放弃了王位，仅保留国王的尊号和一百名侍从，准备在两个女儿家中安度晚年，却被她们赶出家门，在荒郊野外饱受颠沛流离之苦。科迪莉亚得知李尔王的凄惨遭遇，起兵讨伐两个姐姐，不幸失败，李尔王抱着小女儿的尸体，也在悲痛疯癫中死去。

An ageing king makes a capricious decision to divide his realm among his three daughters according to the love they express for him. When the youngest daughter refuses to take part in this charade, she is banished, leaving the king dependent on her manipulative and untrustworthy sisters. In the scheming and recriminations that follow, not only does the king's own sanity crumble, but the stability of the realm itself is also threatened.

威廉·莎士比亚（William Shakespeare，1564－1616），英国文学史上杰出的戏剧家和诗人，欧洲文艺复兴时期重要的作家。他流传下来的作品包括38部戏剧、155首十四行诗、两首长叙事诗和其他诗歌。由于莎士比亚在戏剧方面的巨大成就，被喻为“人类文学奥林匹克山上的宙斯”，影响了包括狄更斯、歌德、巴尔扎克等一代又一代的文学家，并同古希腊三大悲剧家埃斯库罗斯（Aeschylus）、索福克勒斯（Sophocles）及欧里庇得斯（Euripides）合称戏剧史上的四大悲剧家。

William Shakespeare (1564-1616) was a poet, playwright, and actor who is widely regarded as one of the most influential writers in the history of the English language. Often referred to as the Bard of Avon, Shakespeare’s vast body of work includes comedic, tragic, and historical plays; poems; and 154 sonnets. His dramatic works have been translated into every major language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright.