Project Gutenberg 2010-05-09 Public domain in the USA. 69 Shakespeare, William 1564 1616 Shakspeare, William Shakspere, William Vikelas, Demetrios 1835 1908 Bikelas, Demetrios Bikelas, Demetrius Βικέλας, Δημήτριος Vikélas, Demetrios King Lear. Greek Σαικσπήρου Δράματα, Ο Βασιλιάς Ληρ Translation of King Lear Produced by Sophia Canoni. First two corrections by George Canonis "Σαικσπήρου Δράματα, Ο Βασιλιάς Ληρ" by William Shakespeare is a tragedy written in the late 16th to early 17th century. The play revolves around King Lear, who foolishly decides to divide his kingdom among his three daughters based on their declarations of love for him, which sets off a tragic chain of events marked by betrayal, madness, and familial strife. At the start of the play, King Lear gathers his daughters, Goneril, Regan, and Cordelia, to declare his intent to retire and divide his kingdom based on which of them loves him most. Goneril and Regan offer overly flattering statements, but Cordelia, the youngest, speaks honestly and claims she loves him according to her duty alone. Angered by this, Lear disowns Cordelia and divides the kingdom between the deceitful Goneril and Regan. This initial act of folly sets in motion the tumultuous events that follow, highlighting themes of loyalty, authority, and the complexity of familial relationships. (This is an automatically generated summary.) el Tragedies Fathers and daughters -- Drama Inheritance and succession -- Drama Lear, King (Legendary character) -- Drama Britons -- Drama Kings and rulers -- Drama Aging parents -- Drama PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 467079 466987 2024-09-13T13:49:01.716689 2023-09-14T07:49:50.093275 text/html text/html 467072 466980 2024-09-13T13:49:01.966730 2023-09-14T07:49:50.273262 text/html text/html 191433 2024-09-13T13:49:08.578654 application/epub+zip 197972 2024-09-13T13:49:03.591693 application/epub+zip 197971 2024-09-13T13:49:02.631662 application/epub+zip 434634 2024-09-13T13:49:11.867656 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 407570 2024-09-13T13:49:07.845645 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 407285 2022-09-15T03:59:15.549934 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 397843 2024-09-13T13:49:01.297690 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 397604 2010-07-30T04:19:54 text/plain; charset=utf-8 115380 2010-07-30T06:08:22 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 19648 2024-09-13T13:49:12.008624 application/rdf+xml 15875 2024-09-13T13:49:02.992670 image/jpeg 3919 2024-09-13T13:49:02.813671 image/jpeg 187092 2024-09-13T13:49:02.013691 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia