The Tragedy of Coriolanus: The Oxford Shakespeare (Oxford World's Classics)

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Description: Brian Parker (Editor) 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. Brian Parker examines the play's history and its staging at the Blackfriars theatre, where it was probably the first of Shakespeare's plays to be presented, and a thorough commentary pays special ... (more)

Manufacturer: Oxford Paperbacks
Release date: 17 April 2008
ISBN-10 : 0199535809 | ISBN-13: 9780199535804

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