Troilus and Cressida, William Shakespeare
Troilus and Cressida, William Shakespeare
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Troilus and Cressida

Author: William Shakespeare

Narrator: a full cast, Julia Ford, Ian Pepperell

Unabridged: 3 hr 12 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Arkangel

Published: 08/15/2005

Synopsis

Lust poses as love and ambition as patriotism in this dark and brilliant play depicting the heroic action of the Trojan War.Troy is besieged by the invading Greeks, but the young Trojan prince Troilus can think only of his love for Cressida. Her uncle Pandarus brings the two together, but after only one night news comes that Cressida must be sent to the enemy camp. There, as Troilus looks on, she yields to the wooing of the Greek Diomedes. The tragic story is undercut by the commentary of Thersites, who provides a cynical chorus.

About William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare (1564–1616), English poet and dramatist of the Elizabethan and early Jacobean period, is the most widely known author in all of English literature and often considered the greatest. He was an active member of a theater company for at least twenty years, during which time he wrote many great plays. Plays were not prized as literature at the time and Shakespeare was not widely read until the middle of the eighteenth century, when a great upsurge of interest in his works began that continues today.

About E.A. Copen

E. A. Copen lives deep in the deep dark woods outside one of the most haunted cities in Ohio. While working a boring retail job, she entertained herself with stories of the fantastic, some of which became books like Guilty by Association, Death Rites, and Broken Empire. She speaks three languages fluently: English, Latin, and sarcasm. E. A. is currently studying to become proficient in memes.

About Tom Wheelwright

Tom Wheelwright es Contador Público Autorizado y la fuerza creativa detrás de WealthAbility, el movimiento de Riqueza libre de impuestos más importante del mundo, que sirve a empresarios e inversores a nivel mundial. Como fundador y CEO, Tom ha sido responsable de revolucionar los servicios de consultoría y estrategias fiscales, empresariales y de riqueza para clientes premium durante casi 30 años. Tom es un experto en estrategias fiscales para sociedades y corporaciones, un conocido orador y un innovador en educación financiera. Robert T. Kiyosaki, autor bestseller de Padre Rico, Padre Pobre, se refiere a Tom como "un jugador que cualquiera que quiera ser rico necesita tener en su equipo". Ha sido colaborador de Robert T. Kiyosaki en varios de sus libros. Tom tiene una maestría en Contabilidad Profesional por la Universidad de Texas y una licenciatura en Artes por la Universidad de Utah.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Bill on July 01, 2023

When I was young and naive, I loved Troilus and Cressida for its brave cynicism, but now that I am older--and my outlook is bleaker--I appreciate it for its realism and compassion. Shakespeare shows us a world in which lovers yearn to be true and warriors strive to be brave, but both inevitably fail......more

Goodreads review by Buck on June 06, 2009

It’s a timeless story, really: sensitive young guy gets carried away by the noble delirium of first love and goes all mushy over the dirty ho who punched his v-card. Complications ensue. If you think my synopsis sounds crude, all I can say is, don’t read Troilus and Cressida, because it gets a whole......more

Goodreads review by Daniel on July 24, 2019

One of Shakespeare's problem plays because, well, for one, it's really difficult, but mainly because it's comedy but not really. Actually it's a very cynical comedy. Troilus and Cressida is long, generates a lot of confusion and frustration and has a limited stage history, but it's complicated i......more

Goodreads review by Nick on August 13, 2017

So a lot of people seem to think this is really boring and difficult. I'll give them the second one, but boring? This tale of a tangential "romance" (if you can call it that) to the Trojan War is rife with all kinds of awesome feats du language (oh yeah, I wrote that) and lots of tiny but cool momen......more

Goodreads review by Olivia-Savannah on March 12, 2022

Originally, I rated this play 3 stars. But then I watched a fantastic adaption and liked the play a lot more. Upon rereading it I kind of loved it. Which just goes to show how important it is to also watch adaptations of plays when reading them and critiquing them as they are first and foremostly me......more

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