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Troilus and Cressida / edited by David Bevington.

By: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 [author.]Contributor(s): Bevington, David M [editor.]Material type: TextTextSeries: Arden Shakespeare. Third seriesPublisher: London : Arden Shakespeare, 2015Edition: 2nd editionDescription: 544 pages : illustrations (black and white)Content type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781472584748 (pbk.) :Subject(s): Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Troilus and Cressida | Troilus (Legendary character) -- Drama | Cressida (Fictitious character) -- Drama | Trojan War -- Drama | Literature | LiteratureDDC classification: 822.3'3 Summary: 'Troilus and Cressida' is a tragedy often labelled a 'problem' play because of its apparent blend of genres and its difficult themes. Set in the Trojan Wars it tells a story of doomed love and honour, offering a debased view of human nature in war-time and a stage peopled by generally unsympathetic characters. This revised edition makes an ideal text for study at undergraduate level and above.
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Originally published: Walton-on-Thames: Nelson, 1998.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

'Troilus and Cressida' is a tragedy often labelled a 'problem' play because of its apparent blend of genres and its difficult themes. Set in the Trojan Wars it tells a story of doomed love and honour, offering a debased view of human nature in war-time and a stage peopled by generally unsympathetic characters. This revised edition makes an ideal text for study at undergraduate level and above.

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