Shakespeare's Troilus and Cressida, All-Inclusive Satire: A Brief Case Study

By James Norwood

This brief monograph explores why the Shakespeare authorship question matters in the appreciation of the plays. First, a new understanding of a complex play like Troilus and Cressida emerges as the focus shifts to the court of Elizabeth I where the author was writing a social, political, and personal satire addressed to the power elite. Second, an understanding of the original staging of the play shifts from the large, open-air, thrust theatre of the Globe to the more intimate theatrical space of the court. Troilus and Cressida has confused audiences for centuries. A new and clear understanding is possible when the layers of the author's satirical purposes are uncovered.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1835633064
• ISBN13: 9781835633069
• Release Date: June 2024
• Publisher: New Generation Publishing
• Length: 122 Pages
• Weight: 0.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"