A king foolishly divides his kingdom between his scheming two oldest daughters and estranges himself from the daughter who loves him. So begins this profoundly moving and disturbing tragedy that, perhaps more than any other work in literature, challenges the notion of a coherent and just universe. The king and others pay dearly for their shortcomings--as madness, murder, and the anguish of insight and forgiveness that arrive too late combine to make this an all-embracing tragedy of evil and suffering.

Item # 45152693

Publisher: Signet Book

ISBN: 9780451526939

Binding: Mass Market Paperbound

Author: Shakespeare, William

Audience Type: Adults

Published On: 06-01-1998

Pages: 352

Weight: 0.40 pounds

Dimensions: 6.80 x 4.10 x 0.70 inches