Troilus and CressidaPenguin, 1987 - 252 pages One of Shakespeare's most notoriously difficult and cynical plays, labelled a 'Problem Comedy', 'Troilus and Cressida' has perplexed critics and theatre directors, and after Shakespeare's lifetime it was not performed again until 1907. In many ways the play's difficulty is a surprise - the story of Troilus and Cressida was a popular theme, drawn from Homer's Iliad and Chaucer's own Troilus and Criseyde, as was its classical setting, the Greek siege of Troy, led by Agamemnon, Achilles, Ajax, Diomedes and Ulysses. |
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Contents
INTRODUCTION | 7 |
FURTHER READING | 35 |
TROILUS AND CRESSIDA | 41 |
THE PREFATORY LETTER IN THE QUARTO SECOND STATE | 161 |
COMMENTARY | 163 |
AN ACCOUNT OF THE TEXT | 229 |
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