Troilus and Cressida: The Oxford Shakespeare

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William Shakespeare Kenneth Muir (Emeritus Professor and Honorary Senior Fellow, Emeritus Professor and Honorary Senior Fellow, University of Liverpool)

Troilus and Cressida

The Oxford Shakespeare

William Shakespeare, Kenneth Muir (Emeritus Professor and Honorary Senior Fellow, Emeritus Professor and Honorary Senior Fellow, University of Liverpool)

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Oxford University Press
12 June 2008

Literature, Poetry & Criticism; Shakespeare plays; Shakespeare studies & criticism

Series: Oxford World's Classics

Troilus and Cressida is perhaps Shakespeare's most philosophical play, and its preoccupation with war, sex, and time has seemed peculiarly relevant since the First World War.

Fine productions have demonstrated the play's theatrical power, and critics have explored and illuminated its ideas and its exceptionally complex language.

Kenneth Muir, in his introduction, sets the play in its historical context, discusses its odd career in the theatre, examines Shakespeare's handling of his multiple sources, and assesses the contribution of interpretative criticism to a deeper understanding of this sombre examination of a fallen world.

ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range 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, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

By: William Shakespeare
Edited by: Kenneth Muir (Emeritus Professor and Honorary Senior Fellow Emeritus Professor and Honorary Senior Fellow University of Liverpool)
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 195mm, Width: 128mm, Spine: 12mm
Weight: 237g
ISBN: 9780199536535
ISBN 10: 0199536538
Series: Oxford World's Classics
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 12 June 2008
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for Troilus and Cressida: The Oxford Shakespeare

'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