This Roman play is one of Shakespeare's last tragedies, best known for its political and military themes. Its hero, Coriolanus, is a proud General who does not hesitate to show his arrogant and outspoken contempt of the Roman rabble. The Tribunes banish him and he raises an...
A powerfully topical new translation of Shakespeare's study of military power and political folly. Bay Area director, actor, and producer Sean San Jos? takes on the themes of power and politics in his version of Coriolanus, Shakespeare's exploration of militaristic...
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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...
First performed in 1609, "Coriolanus" is one of the three Roman tragedies written by William Shakespeare. The play follows Roman hero Caius Marcius, later named Coriolanus for his victory against the neighboring Volscians. Being offered to sit in the senate as a consul in Rome...
Coriolanus is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1605 and 1608. The play is based on the life of the legendary Roman leader Caius Marcius Coriolanus. The tragedy is numbered as one of the last two tragedies written by Shakespeare, along with...
This edition of Coriolanus is especially designed for students, with accessible on-page notes and explanatory illustrations, clear background information, and rigorous but accessible scholarly credentials. This edition includes illustrations, preliminary notes, reading lists...
Complete Unabridged Beautiful Coriolanus by William Shakespeare is one of the finest tragedies ever published. Enjoy it again or for the very first time in this stylish new paperback edition.
Vengeance and War--Rome is in turmoil there is rioting in the streets and open warfare between the varying ruling factions. Coriolanus would bring peace and order to Rome but will Rome let him?You common cry of curs whose breath I hateAs reek o' the rotten fens whose loves I...
When an old adversary threatens Rome, the city calls once more on her hero and defender: Coriolanus. But famine threatens the city, the citizens' hunger swells to an appetite for change, and on returning from the field Coriolanus must confront the march of realpolitik and...
This Roman play is one of Shakespeare's last tragedies, best known for its political and military themes. Its hero, Coriolanus, is a proud General who does not hesitate to show his arrogant and outspoken contempt of the Roman rabble. The Tribunes banish him and he raises an...
Read & Co. Classics presents this new beautiful edition of William Shakespeare's play, "Coriolanus", featuring a specially commissioned new biography of William Shakespeare. This tragedy is set in Rome and revisits the life of the soldier-turned-leader of the Roman Republic,...