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Troilus and Cressida (Dover Thrift Editions) by Crewe, Jonathan;Shakespeare, William is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Troilus and Cressida (Dover Thrift Editions) about?
Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Note; Dramatis Personæ; Prologue; Contents; Act I; Act II; Act III; Act IV; Act V.;A tragedy of jealousy and betrayal as well as a satire of the consequences of greed and lust, this drama unfolds amid the violent desperation of the Trojan War. After seven years of bloodshed, few illusions remain about the glory of war. The fate of two young lovers -- Troilus, a Trojan prince, and Cressida, the fickle daughter of a traitorous priest -- is intertwined with the exploits of Ulysses, Achilles, and other immortal figures of classical mythology. Based in part on Chaucer's Troilus and Criseyde, Shakespeare's work offers a darker and more cynical vision than its predecessor. Comic, trag.
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Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Crewe, Jonathan;Shakespeare, William
- Publisher
- Penguin Publishing Group;Dover Publications
- Published
- 2015
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780140714869
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Literary Fiction, Fiction, Poetry
Other editions & translations
- Troilus and Cressida (Penguin Shakespeare) (1987)
- Troilus and Cressida (Webster's Korean Thesaurus Edition) (2006)
- Troilus and Cressida (Dover Thrift Editions: Plays) (2015)
- Troilus and Cressida (Folger Shakespeare Library) (2016)
- Troilus and Cressida: The Arden Edition of the Works of William Shakespeare (The Arden Shakespeare) (1982)
- Troilus and Cressida (Webster's German Thesaurus Edition) (2006)
- Troilus and Cressida (The Pelican Shakespeare) (2017)
- Troilus and Cressida (Arden Shakespeare) (1991)
- Troilus And Cressida (webster's Spanish Thesaurus Edition) (2006)
- Troilus and Cressida (2008)
- The history of Troilus and Cressida (2000)
- Troilus and Cressida (The New Folger Library Shakespeare) (1966)
- William Shakespeare The History of Troilus and Cressida (2000)
- Troilus and Cressida (2011)
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