Troilus and Cressida: The Oxford Shakespeare

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given The Wealth Of Formal Debate Contained In This Tragedy, troilus And Cressida Was Probably Written In 1602 For A Performance At One Of The Inns Of The Court. Shakespeare's Treatment Of The Age-old Tale Of Love And Betrayal Is Based On Many Sources, From Homer And Ovid To Chaucer And Shakespeare's Near Contemporary Robert Greene.

In The Introduction The Various Problems Connected With The Play, Its Performance, And Publication, Are Considered Succinctly; Its Multiple Sources Are Discussed In Detail, Together With Its Peculiar Stage History And Its Renewed Popularity In Recent Years.

The Oxford Shakespeare Offers Authoritative Texts From Leading Scholars In Editions Designed To Interpret And Illuminate The Plays For Modern Readers.

Name in long format: Troilus and Cressida: The Oxford Shakespeare
ISBN-10: 0198129033
ISBN-13: 9780198129035
Book pages: 212
Book language: en
Edition: 1
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Dimensions: Height: 8.75 Inches, Length: 5.69 Inches, Weight: 0.8598028218 Pounds, Width: 0.63 Inches

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