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From:Shakespearean Criticism (Vol. 103. )INTRODUCTION Written in about 1602, Troilus and Cressida was labeled a tragedy in the 1623 Folio, but is now generally categorized as one of the mixed genre or problem plays. Influenced by a number of recognizable...Found in Shakespearean Criticism
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From:Shakespearean Criticism (Vol. 43. )INTRODUCTION Troilus and Cressida is regarded by many critics as one of Shakespeare's "problem plays," principally because the major characters, such as the two lovers, are ambiguous, while characters like Pandarus and...Found in Shakespearean Criticism
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From:Shakespearean Criticism (Vol. 27. )INTRODUCTION The study of Shakespeare's use and conception of the classical past has become an increasingly important part of modern scholarship, which has taken as one of its goals the thorough delineation of the...Found in Shakespearean Criticism
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From:Shakespearean Criticism (Vol. 27. )INTRODUCTION Troilus and Cressida has traditionally been considered one of Shakespeare's most problematic works. Its ambiguous nature has been apparent ever since its earliest publication, when it was designated as a...Found in Shakespearean Criticism
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From:Shakespearean Criticism (Vol. 141. )INTRODUCTION The appropriate generic classification for Troilus and Cressida has long been debated by scholars and continues to be a source of confusion for audiences who seem unsure of how to react to the play. The...Found in Shakespearean Criticism
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From:Shakespearean Criticism (Vol. 71. )INTRODUCTION Troilus and Cressida, a love story set against the backdrop of the Trojan War, has been classified as one of Shakespeare's "problem" plays. The difficulty in properly categorizing the play's genre has...Found in Shakespearean Criticism
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From:Shakespearean Criticism (Vol. 112. )INTRODUCTION Perhaps because of its difficult language, relative lack of dramatic action, and skeptical view of love and war, Troilus and Cressida continues to challenge readers and audiences alike. Even today, the play...Found in Shakespearean Criticism
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From:Shakespearean Criticism (Vol. 121. )INTRODUCTION Likely written in 1602, Troilus and Cressida was first published in two distinct quarto editions in 1609, one claiming that it had recently been performed, and the other labeling it as a new play. It...Found in Shakespearean Criticism
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From:Shakespearean Criticism (Vol. 18. )Written between 1598 and 1602, Troilus and Cressida contains various tonal and thematic inconsistencies, leading scholars to classify it-along with All's Well That Ends Well and Measure for Measure-as one of...Found in Shakespearean Criticism
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From:Shakespearean Criticism (Vol. 83. )INTRODUCTION Troilus and Cressida (c. 1602), considered by many to be Shakespeare's most pessimistic work, has been classified as one of Shakespeare's "problem" plays. This story of the Trojan War and the doomed lovers...Found in Shakespearean Criticism
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From: Shakespeare QuarterlyWarren presents an overview of Davies's production, pointing out the gains and losses of its nineteenth-century Crimean War approach. Roger Warren (review date Spring 1986) [Warren presents an overview of Davies's...Found in Shakespearean Criticism
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From:Shakespearean Criticism (Vol. 59. )INTRODUCTION The story of the Trojan War and of the unfortunate lovers Troilus and Cressida is one that had been told and retold numerous times before Shakespeare adapted it into a play. Significantly, Shakespeare's own...Found in Shakespearean Criticism
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From: Cahiers ÉlisabéthainsPearce provides an overview of Hands's production, noting that the loose directorial style let the different strands of Troilus and Cressida take care of themselves, leaving the audience to unravel the result. G. M....Found in Shakespearean Criticism
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From:Shakespearean Criticism (Vol. 140. )INTRODUCTION For most literary historians, Shakespeare's reputation as the foremost dramatist in the English language is in part based on his association with the acting company known as the Lord Chamberlain's Men, later...Found in Shakespearean Criticism
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From:Shakespearean Criticism (Vol. 131. )INTRODUCTION Probably written around 1601 or 1602, Troilus and Cressida is a sardonic dramatization of one of the most famous legends of Western civilization, the Trojan War. Shakespeare's drama features two distinct...Found in Shakespearean Criticism
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From:Shakespearean Criticism (Vol. 88. )INTRODUCTION The theme of war is a prevalent topic in Shakespeare's plays. Commentators on the subject address a wide range of issues, including Shakespeare's concern with questions of legal, ethical, and religious...Found in Shakespearean Criticism
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From: Shakespeare QuarterlySmallwood presents a detailed overview of Mendes's staging of Troilus and Cressida, deeming it splendidly clear, theatrically exciting, and consistently intelligent. The critic also acclaims the performances of the...Found in Shakespearean Criticism
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From:Shakespearean Criticism (Vol. 75. )INTRODUCTION Music is pervasive in Shakespeare's plays. According to J. L. Styan (1988), approximately 32 plays and over 500 text passages make reference to music. The critic also notes that there are at least 300...Found in Shakespearean Criticism
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From:Shakespearean Criticism (Vol. 150. )INTRODUCTION Difficult to classify, Troilus and Cressida has long challenged audiences and readers. Indeed, between the time of its composition in about 1601-02 and the twentieth century, the play, with its unsettling...Found in Shakespearean Criticism
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From:Shakespearean Criticism (Vol. 93. )INTRODUCTION Shakespeare's Troilus and Cressida (1598-1602) is a sardonic dramatization of Homer's famous Greek epic of the Trojan War, The Iliad. Like the classical poem, the play recounts the martial exploits of the...Found in Shakespearean Criticism