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title: "Dunbar: William Shakespeare's King Lear Retold: A Novel (Hogarth Shakespeare) Hardcover – October 3, 2017"
brand: "edward st. aubyn"
price: "R375"
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# Dunbar: William Shakespeare's King Lear Retold: A Novel (Hogarth Shakespeare) Hardcover – October 3, 2017

**Brand:** edward st. aubyn
**Price:** R375
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- **What is this?** Dunbar: William Shakespeare's King Lear Retold: A Novel (Hogarth Shakespeare) Hardcover – October 3, 2017 by edward st. aubyn
- **How much does it cost?** R375 with free shipping
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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    King Lear in the 21st Century
  

*by R***E on Reviewed in the United States on October 19, 2022*

The book was advertised as new and it came unused.  As to the quality off the book itself, it is King Lear in a modern setting, complete with horrific behavior by the "King's" family. A good story told well.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    ... to my head and forced me to choose one favorite Shakespeare play
  

*by M***A on Reviewed in the United States on November 11, 2017*

If someone held a gun to my head and forced me to choose one favorite Shakespeare play, it would be King Lear. I saw my first production when I was seventeen, and I have never ceased to be awed by the raw power of its imagery, the range of emotions, and the perfection of Shakespeare's language. It is an ancient, pre-Christian world where the laws of nature rule, and the consequences are dire when the natural order is disturbed.St. Aubyn captures much of this in a fairly short work (260 pages). Dunbar/Lear is portrayed in all his arrogant petulance and rage, driven by his need for power, and his ultimate redemption by the insight gained through his suffering. Our beloved loyal Kent/Wilson and Fool/Peter are here as are most of the characters we know so well. The storm scene is lengthy and very well done.What is most interesting to me is St Aubyn's treatment of the daughters. In the play, they are pretty much black and white-Goneril/Abigail and Regan/Megan are conniving, greedy, power hungry, and faithless; Cordelia is innocent, loving and loyal. St. Aubyn fleshes out their characters with backstories and is especially effective with Florence/Cordelia; she is intelligent, insightful, and resourceful in foiling her sisters' plots.I enjoyed this very much, and I hope it may encourage readers unfamiliar with the Shakespeare play to read it or, better yet, to see a production live or on film. I would also recommend it to friends, especially young people who think Shakespeare is too difficult or unapproachable.

### ⭐⭐⭐ 3.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Clever idea, not sure it works though.
  

*by S***T on Reviewed in the United States on January 15, 2018*

Part of the magic of the tale of King Lear is that it was written those many centuries ago, so that our imaginations are free to roam. In this version, Dunbar too closely resembles a number of contemporary individuals for me to not keep on thinking that they were being portrayed here. What goes wrong in this version are the settings; the slipping in and out of the real then all of a sudden placing fictitious alongside them. This is particularly noticeable when the action takes place in the English Lake District, when Dunbar, goes AWOL from his care home. His ordeals, those of an 80 yr old, are exaggerated and become incredible to the point that I began to loose interest. There is humour but it's pretty black. But then I suppose so too is Lear.

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