Tragedy of Coriolanus

Intended for a wide audience, Jan Blits’s edition of Shakespeare's The Tragedy of Coriolanus differs from other such editions by focusing upon ancient sources to highlight the play’s setting during the founding of the Roman Republic. In doing so it sheds new light on both the action of the play and the historical and political significance of its setting.

Destinata unui public larg, editia lui Jan Blits a Tragediei lui Coriolanus a lui Shakespeare difera de alte astfel de editii, concentrandu-se pe sursele antice pentru a evidentia decorul piesei in timpul fondarii Republicii Romane. Procedand astfel, arunca o noua lumina atat asupra actiunii piesei, cat si asupra semnificatiei istorice si politice a decorului sau.