The Oxford Shakespeare: Troilus and CressidaTroilus and Cressida is perhaps Shakespeare's most philosophical play, and its preoccupation with war, sex, and time has seemed peculiarly relevant since the First World War. Fine productions have demonstrated the play's theatrical power, and critics have explored and illuminated its ideas and its exceptionally complex language. Kenneth Muir, in his introduction, sets the play in its historical context, discusses its odd career in the theatre, examines Shakespeare's handling of his multiple sources, and assesses the contribution of interpretative criticism to a deeper understanding of this sombre examination of a fallen world. |
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... less civilized , less sensitive , and less ' romantic ' than Troilus , and he proposes only the right true end of love ; Cressida , therefore , would not be embarrassed by spiritual demands and ideals she could not satisfy . If she is ...
... less civilized , less sensitive , and less ' romantic ' than Troilus , and he proposes only the right true end of love ; Cressida , therefore , would not be embarrassed by spiritual demands and ideals she could not satisfy . If she is ...
Page 83
... less i.e. in no less a degree 354-7 Let us ... first Walker ( Textual Problems , 83 ) argues that Compositor B ' fouled the metre at the beginning of the speech after dividing the first line ' , and that his other alterations were an ...
... less i.e. in no less a degree 354-7 Let us ... first Walker ( Textual Problems , 83 ) argues that Compositor B ' fouled the metre at the beginning of the speech after dividing the first line ' , and that his other alterations were an ...
Page 137
... less nor more ; But he as he , the heavier for a whore . PARIS You are too bitter to your countrywoman . DIOMEDES She's bitter to her country . Hear me , Paris ; For every false drop in her bawdy veins A Grecian's life hath sunk ; for ...
... less nor more ; But he as he , the heavier for a whore . PARIS You are too bitter to your countrywoman . DIOMEDES She's bitter to her country . Hear me , Paris ; For every false drop in her bawdy veins A Grecian's life hath sunk ; for ...
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