King Lear

by Gareth Hinds

Gareth Hinds (Illustrator)

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A taut adaptation of Shakespeare’s masterwork by Gareth Hinds — the standard-bearer of graphic-novel retellings of literary classics.

In a graceful adaptation, Gareth Hinds transforms Shakespeare’s timeless tale of pride and defiance, loyalty and ambition, betrayal and revenge into graphic-novel format, packing it with visual drama and providing accessible notes. This artful edition — like an extraordinary stage performance — offers a striking new perspective on one of the most powerful and beloved tragedies in the English language. Incorporating excerpts from the bard’s own language, Gareth Hinds’s inventive format opens the experience of King Lear to students and fans of graphic literature.
  • ISBN10 0763643440
  • ISBN13 9780763643447
  • Publish Date 13 October 2009
  • Publish Status Active
  • Out of Print 23 September 2014
  • Publish Country US
  • Publisher Candlewick Press
  • Imprint Candlewick