The Tragedy of Coriolanus: The Oxford Shakespeare
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The Tragedy of Coriolanus: The Oxford Shakespeare by William Shakespeare
Coriolanus is perhaps the most brilliant political play ever written. Set in Ancient Rome, it remains a gripping psychological study of the relationship between personality and politics. The introduction to this new edition considers Shakespeare's adaptation of his historical material (Plutarch's Lives) in relation to the social and political conditions in London and Stratford at the time of the play's composition, also offering new evidence that it was written in 1608. Professor Parker examines the play's history and particularly its staging at the Blackfriars theatre, where it was probably the first of Shakespeare's plays to be presented and for which it may have been written. A thorough commentary pays special attention to the needs of actors and directors.
'Stanley Wells' OUP Complete Works of Shakespeare is now eight years old and has spawned a new Oxford Shakespeare which appears now in splendidly affordable volumes in that nonpareil of libraries of good reading The World's Classics' The Oxford Times * English Studies Offprint from vol.77 Number 1, January 1996 *
Brian Parker is Professor of English, Trinity College, University of Toronto.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780199535804 |
| ISBN 10 | 0199535809 |
| Title | The Tragedy of Coriolanus: The Oxford Shakespeare |
| Author | William Shakespeare |
| Series | Oxford World's Classics |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Year published | 2008-04-17 |
| Number of pages | 400 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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