A Guide to William Shakespeare Troilus and Cressida
Terry Hodgson
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Treats Troilus and Cressida as a masterpiece in tune with 20th Century attitudes to love and war, and with literary and dramatic forms which developed through the last century. The book covers Shakespeare's story and its sources; the Elizabethan background; the play's dramatic structure and its status as a problem play'; the characterization (including Achilles, Ajax, Hector, Pandarus, Ulysses, Thersites); its main themes; its language; its performance history and critical views.
About the author
Terry Hodgson is Lecturer in Literature and Drama at the Centre for Continuing Education, University of Sussex. He convenes undergraduate and postgraduate courses in the English major and runs extramural drama, fiction and poetry classes, including many drama workshops with professional actors and directors.
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