King Lear and the Gods
- William R. Elton
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King Lear and the Gods is written by William R. Elton and published by University Press of Kentucky. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0813161304 (ISBN 10) and 9780813161303 (ISBN 13).
Many critics hold that Shakespeare's King Lear is primarily a drama of meaningful suffering and redemption within a just universe ruled by providential higher powers. William Elton's King Lear and the Gods 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.
