Wednesday, February 12, 2014

Jane Smiley's take on King Lear, A Thousand Acres

 I love Shakespeare’s King Lear, I prefer his tragedies and histories over his comedies. I read Jane Smiley’s  A Thousand Acres when I was in high school and loved the book and film version.  I saw this youtube clip of Jane Smiley talking about King Lear and her novel and the similarities between the two. I thought it would be a nice video to put up since we just saw the movie Adaptation. If you have not read the book, I would recommend it. The book is better than the movie but the movie good too. Jessica Lange was nominated for a Golden Globe for her performance as Ginny aka Goneril. The movie and play speaks of themes still relevant today.  



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