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King Lear is a tragedy by William Shakespeare written between 1603 and 1606 and later revised. Shakespeare's earlier version The True Chronicle of the History of the Life and Death of King Lear and His Three Daughters was published in quarto in 1608. The Tragedy of King Lear a more theatrical version was included in the 1623 First Folio. The title character descends into madness after disposing of his estate between two of his three daughters based on their flattery bringing tragic consequences for all. The play is based on the legend of Leir of Britain a mythological pre-Roman Celtic king. Life of William Shakespeare is a biography of William Shakespeare by the eminent critic Sidney Lee. This book was one of the first major biographies of the Bard of Avon. It was published in 1898 based on the article contributed to the Dictionary of National Biography. William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616) was an English poet and playwright widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the Bard of Avon. His extant works including some collaborations consist of about 38 plays 154 sonnets two long narrative poems and a few other verses the authorship of some of which is uncertain. Sir Sidney Lee (1859 - 1926) was an English biographer and critic. He was a lifelong scholar and enthusiast of Shakespeare. His article on Shakespeare in the fifty-first volume of the Dictionary of National Biography formed the basis of his Life of William Shakespeare. This full-length life is often credited as the first modern biography of the poet.

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