Folger Shakespeare library (Series)

Editor's preface -- Shakespeare's Troilus and Cressida -- Reading Shakespeare's language: Troilus and Cressida -- Shakespeare's life -- Shakespeare's theater -- The publication of Shakespeare's plays -- An introduction to this text -- Troilus and Cressida -- text of the play with commentary -- Longer notes -- Textual notes -- Appendix on the characters in the play -- Troilus and Cressida: a modern perspective by Jonathan Gil Harris -- Further reading -- Key to famous lines and phrases

"Freshly edited text based on the best early printed version of the play; Full explanatory notes conveniently placed on pages facing the text of the play; Scene-by-scene plot summaries; A key to the play's famous lines and phrases; An introduction to reading Shakespeare's language; An essay by a leading Shakespeare scholar providing a modern perspective on the play; Illustrations from the Folger Shakespeare Library's vast holdings of rare books; An annotated guide to further reading"--Back cover