by William Shakespeare · Penguin Classics · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780140707410
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«Troilus and Cressida» is the play by William Shakespeare, published by Penguin Classics in paperback (256 pages, in English).
Set during the Trojan War, it shows the Trojan prince Troilus and Cressida as siege, intrigue and alliances test love and honour. With irony and disillusionment, Shakespeare portrays the classical heroes and reflects on war, desire and the passage of time.
It belongs to the New Penguin Shakespeare collection, edited by R. A. Foakes; this edition was published in 1987 and the original title of the play was The Tragedie of Troylus and Cressida.
A work for literature students and enthusiasts of Elizabethan theatre, with Shakespeare's critical view of classical myths.
William Shakespeare was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon" or simply "the Bard". His extant works, including collaborations, consist of some 39 plays, 154 sonnets, 3 long narrative poems and a few other verses, some of uncertain authorship. His plays have been translated into every major living language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright. Shakespeare remains arguably the most influential writer in the English language, and his works continue to be studied and reinterpreted.
