The Oxford Shakespeare: Troilus and Cressida (Oxford World's Classics) - Softcover

Shakespeare, William

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0199536538 ISBN 13: 9780199536535

Publisher: Oxford University Press Espaņa, S.A., 2008

Synopsis

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.

About the Series: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the broadest spectrum of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, voluminous notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

About this title

About the Author

Kenneth Muir is Emeritus Professor and Honorary Senior Fellow at the University of Liverpool.

Review

`authoritatively tackles one of the most textually troubling plays'
Sunday Times

'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

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford University Press Espaņa, S.A.
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0199536538
• ISBN 13: 9780199536535
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 224