Chinese Tragedy of King Lear

A compelling new reading of The Tragedy of King Lear that finds parallels in twentieth-century Chinese history

At the start of Shakespeare’s famous tragedy, King Lear promises to divide his kingdom based on his daughters’ professions of love, but portions it out before hearing all of their answers. For Nan Da, this opening scene sparks a reckoning between The Tragedy of King Lear, one of the cruele...