num_pages: 384
description: The Signet Classics edition of Shakespeare's powerful tragedy of divided politics.One of the Bard’s final tragedies, this is the story of an Ancient Roman soldier whose political machinations and military might gain him heroic status, but ultimately lead to his assassination.This revised Signet Classics edition includes unique features such • An overview of Shakespeare's life, world, and theater• A special introduction to the play by the editor, Reuben Brower• Selections from Plutarch's  Lives of Noble Grecians and Romans , the source from which Shakespeare derived  Coriolanus• Dramatic criticism from A. C. Bradley, Wyndham Lewis, D. A. Traversi, and others• A comprehensive stage and screen history of notable actors, directors, and productions• Text, notes, and commentaries printed in the clearest, most readable text• And more...
language: English
title: Coriolanus
titlecomplete: Coriolanus
characters: Brutus, Marcus Junius, Menenius, Volumnia, Cominius, Virgilia, Gaius Marcius Coriolanus, Valeria, Sicinius, Tullus Aufidius
genres: Theatre, Drama, Classics, British Literature, Plays, School, Historical Fiction, Literature, Poetry, Fiction
ratings_count: 17170
places: Rome
publisher: Signet