Coriolanus

"I feel that I have spent half my career with one or another Pelican Shakespeare in my back pocket. Convenience, however, is the least important aspect of the new Pelican Shakespeare series. Here is an elegant and clear text for either the study or the rehearsal room, notes where you need them and the distinguished scholarship of the general editors, Stephen Orgel and A.R. Braunmuller who understand that these are plays for performance as well as great texts for contemplation." (Patrick Stewart) The distinguished Pelican Shakespeare series, which has sold more than four million copies, is now completely revised and repackaged. Each volume features: \* Authoritative, reliable texts \* High quality introductions and notes \* New, more readable trade trim size \* An essay on the theatrical world of Shakespeare and essays on Shakespeare's life and the selection of texts. I feel that I have spent half my career with one or another Pelican Shakespeare in my back pocket. Convenience, however, is the least important aspect of the new Pelican Shakespeare series. Here is an elegant and clear text for either the study or the rehearsal room, notes where you need them and the distinguished scholarship of the general editors, Stephen Orgel and A. R. Braunmuller who understand that these are plays for performance as well as great texts for contemplation. (Patrick Stewart) The distinguished Pelican Shakespeare series, which has sold more than four million copies, is now completely revised and repackaged. Each volume features: Authoritative, reliable texts High quality introductions and notes New, more readable trade trim size An essay on the theatrical world of Shakespeare and essays on Shakespeare's life and the selection of texts “o Mother, Mother! What Have You Done?” —coriolanus Eminent Shakespearean Scholars Jonathan Bate And Eric Rasmussen Provide A Fresh New Edition Of This Gripping Political And Personal Tragedy—along With More Than A Hundred Pages Of Exclusive Features, Including • An Original Introduction To Coriolanus • Incisive Scene-by-scene Synopsis And Analysis With Vital Facts About The Work • Commentary On Past And Current Productions Based On Interviews With Leading Directors, Actors, And Designers • Photographs Of Key Rsc Productions • An Overview Of Shakespeare’s Theatrical Career And Chronology Of His Plays Ideal For Students, Theater Professionals, And General Readers, These Modern And Accessible Editions From The Royal Shakespeare Company Set A New Standard In Shakespearean Literature For The Twenty-first Century. The story takes place in Rome shortly after the expulsion of the Tarquin kings. Ordinary citizens are rioting after stores of grain were withheld. The rioters are particularly angry at Gaius Martius, a brilliant Roman general whom they blame. War breaks out with a neighboring Italian tribe, the Volscians, who are led by Martius' great rival, Tullus Aufidius