An adaptation of William Shakespeare's play "Coriolanus" that includes text notes and discussion questions designed to help students understand the text.
Rome is a city divided, nobility and common-people locked in mutual suspicion. The patrician Caius Marcius, later called Coriolanus, is Rome's greatest soldier, but his proud refusal to accommodate himself to the demands of the plebians leads to banishment and death.
Presents Shakespeare's drama about Coriolanus, a clever and arrogant Roman general who spurns the people of Rome, allies himself with Rome's enemies, and later betrays them; and includes notes.
Contains the text of the Shakespearean tragedy about a noble character who lets pride and a perverted sense of honor destroy him, and includes explanatory notes on facing pages, as well as an introductory essay and information about the author and his times.
A scholarly edition of William Shakespeare's play "Coriolanus" that includes detailed notes and commentary, an illustrated introduction to the play's historical, cultural,and performance contexts, an in-depth survey of critical approaches to the play, and a bibliography of references and further reading.
Presents study tools for William Shakespeare's tragedy "Coriolanus, " discussing the play's textual history, contexts and sources, dramatic structure, themes, performance, and criticism and providing a selected bibliography.
