Coriolanus

Updated edition of Coriolanus, providing detailed commentary and a substantial introduction, including a section on criticism and performances.

Bridget Escolme is Senior Lecturer in Drama at Queen Mary, University of London.

Introduction: date, theatre, chronology; Sources; Contemporary contexts: dearth, riots, rebellions; Politics and the franchise; Essex and Ralegh; The play; Coriolanus on Shakespeare's stage; Stage history; Recent stage and critical interpretations, by Bridget Escolme; Note on the text; List of characters; THE PLAY; Textual analysis; Appendix: lineation; Reading list.