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Lear (lēr), legendary English king, supposed descendant, through Locrine and Brut, of Aeneas of Troy. The story of Lear and his three daughters probably originated in early Celtic mythology. Geoffrey of Monmouth Geoffrey of Monmouth (mŏn`məth), c.1100–1154, English author. ..... Click the link for more information. claimed to have translated the story from old English records, and succeeding historians and authors, including Holinshed and Spenser, perpetuated the legend. It is best known as the subject of one of Shakespeare's greatest tragedies, King Lear. Lear Edward. 1812--88, English humorist and painter, noted for his illustrated nonsense poems and limericks lear [lir] (engineering) Lear headstrong and “full of changes.” [Br. Lit.: King Lear] See : Rashness How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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But the more he listened to the fantasia of Ring Lear the further he felt from forming any definite opinion of it. King Lear folded his arms (to the imminent peril of his beard) and said, in a mild explanatory tone, "Ay, every inch a king That of King Lear, which is one of Shakespeare's great romantic historical plays, is, for instance, to be found in Geoffrey of Monmouth, in Wace's Brut, and in Layamon's Brut. |
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