Troilus and Cressida
By William Shakespeare
Performed by a full cast
The Arkangel Shakespeare Collection
Audio Theater
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2 Formats: CD
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2 Formats: Library CD
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ISBN: 9781932219357
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ISBN: 9780792729938
| Runtime: | 3.08 Hours |
| Category: | Nonfiction/Drama/Performing Arts |
| Audience: | Adult |
| Language: | English |
Summary
Summary
Lust poses as love and ambition as patriotism in this dark and brilliant play depicting the heroic action of the Trojan War.
Troy is besieged by the invading Greeks, but the young Trojan prince Troilus can think only of his love for Cressida. Her uncle Pandarus brings the two together, but after only one night news comes that Cressida must be sent to the enemy camp. There, as Troilus looks on, she yields to the wooing of the Greek Diomedes. The tragic story is undercut by the commentary of Thersites, who provides a cynical chorus.
Author
Author Bio: William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare (1564–1616), English poet and dramatist of the Elizabethan and early Jacobean period, is the most widely known author in all of English literature and often considered the greatest. He was an active member of a theater company for at least twenty years, during which time he wrote many great plays. Plays were not prized as literature at the time and Shakespeare was not widely read until the middle of the eighteenth century, when a great upsurge of interest in his works began that continues today.
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Details
Details
| Available Formats : | CD, Library CD |
| Category: | Nonfiction/Drama/Performing Arts |
| Runtime: | 3.08 |
| Audience: | Adult |
| Language: | English |
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