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Coriolanus
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- Book Synopsis
- 'Unable to rely on heaven, we look to Shakespeare as a contemporary conscience' Peter Conrad Coriolanus, a famed warrior turned politician, is driven from Rome as a traitor when he arrogantly speaks out against popular rule and loses the good will of the starving people. Banished and embittered, he allies himself with his former enemies and begins to plot a merciless revenge on Rome. Shakespeare's politically ambiguous late tragedy of a great soldier who fails to be a great leader questions the notion of heroism and what power really means. Used and Recommended by the National Theatre General Editor Stanley Wells Edited by G. R. Hibbard Introduction by Paul Prescott
- About The Author
- William Shakespeare was born to John Shakespeare and Mary Arden in late April 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon. He wrote about 38 plays (the precise number is uncertain), many of which are regarded as the most exceptional works of drama ever produced, including Romeo and Juliet (1595), Henry V (1599), Hamlet (1601), Othello (1604), King Lear (1606) and Macbeth (1606), as well as a collection of 154 sonnets, which number among the most profound and influential love poetry in English. Shakespeare died in Stratford in 1616.
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- ISBN
- 9780141396453
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics, (25 June 2015)
- Number of Pages
- 304
- Weight
- 226 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 200 x 131 x 18 mm
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