Coriolanus

Coriolanus
by William Shakespeare

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From Library Journal
Penguin chose to revamp its venerable Pelican Shakespeare line in 1999. The updated series includes more accurate texts and new introductions by the current crop of leading Shakespearean scholars. The good stuff just gets better with age. (Classic Returns, LJ 10/15/99)
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Book Description
This edition is fully annotated, with the notes facing the text. There are helpful sections at the front, and at the back there is a very wide range of questions for students, as well as the background to Shakespeare's England.

From the Publisher
Founded in 1906 by J.M. Dent, the Everyman Library has always tried to make the best books ever written available to the greatest number of people at the lowest possible price. Unique editorial features that help Everyman Paperback Classics stand out from the crowd include: a leading scholar or literary critic's introduction to the text, a biography of the author, a chronology of her or his life and times, a historical selection of criticism, and a concise plot summary. All books published since 1993 have also been completely restyled: all type has been reset, to offer a clarity and ease of reading unique among editions of the classics; a vibrant, full-color cover design now complements these great texts with beautiful contemporary works of art. But the best feature must be Everyman's uniquely low price. Each Everyman title offers these extensive materials at a price that competes with the most inexpensive editions on the market-but Everyman Paperbacks have durable binding, quality paper, and the highest editorial and scholarly standards.

From the Back Cover
Coriolanus (c. 1608) is Shakespeare's last tragedy, unfolding the career and death of a brilliant and arrogant Roman general. In his loathing for the populace he refuses the ceremonies that attend the consulship, and is ejected from the city by the mob. He revenges himself by allying with Rome's enemies; and only through the intervention of his domineering mother does he spare Rome - a compromise rewarded by his own death. A study of civic virtue and the extremities of pride, Coriolanus offers an ambiguous portrait of heroic purity and popular vulgarity.

About the Author
William Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright widely regarded as the greatest writer of the English language, as well as one of the greatest in Western literature, and the world's pre-eminent dramatist.

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