For\u00a0Troilus and Cressida<\/i>, set during the Trojan War, Shakespeare turned to the Greek poet Homer, whose epic poems the\u00a0Iliad<\/i>\u00a0and the\u00a0Odyssey<\/i>\u00a0treat the war and its aftermath, and to Geoffrey Chaucer, author of\u00a0The Canterbury Tales<\/i>\u00a0and the great romance of the war, Troilus and Criseyde.<\/p>\n
The authoritative edition of\u00a0Troilus and Cressida<\/i>\u00a0from The Folger Shakespeare Library, the trusted and widely used Shakespeare series for students and general readers, includes:<\/p>\n
-Freshly edited text based on the best early printed version of the play
\n-Full explanatory notes conveniently placed on pages facing the text of the play
\n-Scene-by-scene plot summaries
\n-A key to the play\u2019s famous lines and phrases
\n-An introduction to reading Shakespeare\u2019s language
\n-An essay by a leading Shakespeare scholar providing a modern perspective on the play
\n-Fresh images from the Folger Shakespeare Library\u2019s vast holdings of rare books
\n-An annotated guide to further reading<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":20680,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"product_cat":[684],"product_tag":[],"composite_virtual":false,"composite_layout":"","composite_add_to_cart_form_location":"","composite_editable_in_cart":false,"composite_sold_individually_context":"","composite_shop_price_calc":"","composite_components":[],"composite_scenarios":[],"bundled_by":["20133"],"bundle_stock_status":"instock","bundle_stock_quantity":null,"bundle_virtual":false,"bundle_layout":"","bundle_add_to_cart_form_location":"","bundle_editable_in_cart":false,"bundle_sold_individually_context":"","bundle_item_grouping":"","bundle_min_size":"","bundle_max_size":"","bundled_items":[],"bundle_sell_ids":[],"yoast_head":"\n