Coriolanus

Description

Updated edition of Coriolanus, providing detailed commentary and a substantial introduction, including a new section on recent criticism and performances. Eminent Shakespearean scholars Jonathan Bate and Eric Rasmussen provide a fresh new edition of this gripping political and personal tragedy - along with more than a hundred pages of exclusive features, including - An original Introduction to Coriolanus - Incisive scene-by-scene synopsis and analysis with vital facts about the work - Commentary on past and current productions based on interviews with leading directors, actors, and designers - Photographs of key RSC productions - An overview of Shakespeare's theatrical career and chronology of his plays Ideal for students, theater professionals, and general readers, these modern and accessible editions from the Royal Shakespeare Company set a new standard in Shakespearean literature for the twenty-first century.

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE was born in Stratford-upon-Avon in 1564. In London, Shakespeare became the principal playwright and shareholder of the successful acting troupe the Lord Chamberlin's men (later, under James I, called the King's men) which built and occupied the Globe theater. In 1616, he died in Stratford after having written 37 plays, sonnets, and other poetry which would become crucial to the cannon of English literature.

"A remarkable edition, one that makes Shakespeare's extraordinary accomplishment more vivid than ever."-James Shapiro, professor, Columbia University, bestselling author of A Year in the Life of Shakespeare: 1599 "A feast of literary and historical information."-The Wall Street Journal