Troilus and Cressida (Arkangel Shakespeare - Fully Dramatized) (Arkangel Complete Shakespeare)
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| Rating | : | 4.12 (809 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1932219358 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 1 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-06-19 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Bevington's edition is so clearly the best now available that it will no doubt quickly become standard practice for all study of this remarkable play to begin with this remarkable edition."—Eric Rasmussen, University of Nevada at Reno, Shakespeare Survey
Wanda B. Red said Reviews don't necessarily apply to the edition you are looking at. Amazon seems to be including all the reviews of different editions and translations of Chaucer's "Troilus and Criseyde" on the same page. If you read the reviews here you will be very confused. Some refer to an original language edition (either the one made by R. A. Shoaf or Stephen Barney's Norton Critical edition), and some refer to a translation, at least one to the translation done by Nevill Coghill. The reader needs to pay careful attention to what edition is actually on the screen when making a selection.If you want to read the original text, I would recommend Stephen Barney's edition. Barney is the editor who made th. "Relevant as Today's Headlines" according to Ricardo Mio. The biggest reason to choose The Penguin Shakespeare edition of “Troilus and Cressida” is for the editor’s devastating and insightful commentary on the play. The editor is Jonathan Crewe, of Dartmouth College. The way Professor Crewe sees it, Shakespeare was unimpressed with the great events and personalities of Homer’s “Iliad,” on which “Troilus and Cressida” is based. To the Bard, the story of the Trojan War was more dubious than inspiring. Crewe writes: “‘Troilus and Cressida' questions the heroic legend of the Trojan War and strips its leading characters of the. Better than some better known plays of Shakespeare Better than some better known plays of Shakespeare. Troilus & Cressida themselves just might be the least interesting aspect of this play. I liked everything else about the story. Particularly the portrayal of Achilles as the selfish, arrogant brute, Ajax as the dumb brute and Ulysses as the manipulative, unscrupulous military advisor. Interesting. I liked the play more than I expected to.
Her uncle Pandarus brings the two together, but after only one night news comes that Cressida must be sent to the enemy camp. Norman Rodway is Pandarus and David Troughton plays Thersites. Full-Cast Audio Theater Dramatization. Troilus is played by Ian Pepperell and Cressida by Julia Ford. The heroic action of the Trojan War story is undercut by the commentary of Thersites, who provides a cynical chorus to this dark and brilliant play.. Troy is beseiged by the invading Greeks, but the young Trojan prince Troilus can think only of his love for Cressida.