Escolme, Bridget
Coriolanus (The New Cambridge Shakespeare)
- ISBN 13:
- 9780521728744
- author:
- Escolme, Bridget
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2010
- Pages:
- 330
- Dimensions:
- 22.8 x 15.4 x 1.2 cm
- Genre:
- Literary Collections / General
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 7 working days
Description
Coriolanus, Shakespeare's last tragedy, is re-examined in this second edition of the New Cambridge Shakespeare. Edited by Lee Bliss, the introduction situates the play within its contemporary social and political contexts, exploring Shakespeare's manipulation of his primary source in Plutarch's Lives.
The edition provides a thorough reconsideration of the play, alert to its theatrical potential while also attending to the politics of performance from the 1680s onwards. A new introductory section by Bridget Escolme accounts for recent theatrical productions and scholarly criticism of the last decade, with particular emphasis on gender and politics.
This edition offers a fresh perspective on Shakespeare's masterpiece, making it an ideal choice for students and scholars looking to engage with the play in a new light.
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