Shakespeare - Plays, History, & Criticism

Coriolanus

Name: Coriolanus
Author: William Shakespeare
ISBN: 9780812969344

by William Shakespeare, Jonathan Bate (Editor), Eric Rasmussen

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Synopsis

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 full stage history and analysis of the original production of Coriolanus at the Blackfriars theater, and also examines Shakespeare's adaptation of his historical material while emphasizing the wide range of interpretations that are possible in performance.

About the Author, William Shakespeare

Peter Holland is the McMeel Family Professor of Shakespeare Studies at the University of Notre Dame, Indiana. He was Director of the Shakespeare Institute, Stratford upon Avon and is the former president of the Shakespeare Association of America.