{"product_id":"king-lear-and-the-gods-paperback","title":"King Lear and the Gods - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWilliam R. Elton\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMany critics hold that Shakespeare's \u003ci\u003eKing Lear\u003c\/i\u003e is primarily a drama of meaningful suffering and redemption within a just universe ruled by providential higher powers. William Elton's \u003ci\u003eKing Lear and the Gods\u003c\/i\u003e challenges the validity of this widespread optimistic view. Testing the prevailing view against the play's acknowledged sources, and analyzing the functions of the double plot, the characters, and the play's implicit ironies, Elton concludes that this standard interpretation constitutes a serious misreading of the tragedy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eWilliam R. Elton\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of English at the Graduate School, City University of New York. He has published widely in English Renaissance drama and intellectual history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.86 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 15, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53458338185523,"sku":"9780813160054","price":51.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0990\/0746\/3731\/files\/2kNW1QP3yC9780813160054.webp?v=1781282551","url":"https:\/\/rbangel-store.myshopify.com\/products\/king-lear-and-the-gods-paperback","provider":"The Celestial Starlit Phoenix ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}