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Perhaps the most brilliant political play ever written, Coriolanus is a gripping psychological study of the relationship between personality and politics, and its Roman hero one of the most memorable Shakespeare ever created. The introduction to this new edition offers the first full stage history and analysis of the original production of Coriolanus at the Blackfriars theater, and also examines Shakespeare's adaptation of his historical material while emphasizing the wide range of interpretations that are possible in performance.
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The Oxford Shakespeare of Coriolanus, William Shakespeare
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- Released
- 1998
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- Language
- English
- Authors
- William Shakespeare
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA
- Released
- 1998
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 404
- ISBN10
- 0192836056
- ISBN13
- 9780192836052
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Classics, Theatre Plays, Ancient Rome
- First published
- 1623
- Original title
- The Tragedy of Coriolanus
- Rating
- 3.85 out of 5
- Description
- Perhaps the most brilliant political play ever written, Coriolanus is a gripping psychological study of the relationship between personality and politics, and its Roman hero one of the most memorable Shakespeare ever created. The introduction to this new edition offers the first full stage history and analysis of the original production of Coriolanus at the Blackfriars theater, and also examines Shakespeare's adaptation of his historical material while emphasizing the wide range of interpretations that are possible in performance.