Sign-In
Cart
The Tragedy of Troilus and Cressida
Hardcover
ISBN13: 9781026044735
Publisher: Tradd Street Press
Published: Feb 14 2026
Pages: 214
Weight: 1.05
Height: 0.50 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English
The Tragedy of Troilus and Cressida is one of William Shakespeare's most complex and cynical works, often categorized as a 'problem play' for its unique blend of tragedy and dark comedy. Set against the backdrop of the seventh year of the Trojan War, the play explores the dual themes of romantic disillusionment and the futility of military conflict.
The narrative follows the titular lovers, Troilus, a Trojan prince, and Cressida, the daughter of a defector to the Greeks. Their burgeoning romance, mediated by the opportunistic Pandarus, is quickly tested by the cruel realities of war and political exchange. Parallel to this intimate drama is the stalemate between the Greek and Trojan armies, featuring legendary figures like Hector, Achilles, and Ulysses. Shakespeare deconstructs the heroic myths of antiquity, replacing them with a world defined by fickleness, pride, and the inevitable decay of ideals.
Rich in philosophical inquiry and biting social commentary, The Tragedy of Troilus and Cressida remains a powerful meditation on the nature of value, time, and human frailty. It offers readers and audiences a sophisticated critique of both the codes of chivalry and the romanticized notions of classical heroism.
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you may see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.
This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.
As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
1 different editions
Also available
Also from
Shakespeare, William
Much ADO about Nothing: No Fear Shakespeare Side-By-Side Plain English
Shakespeare, William
Sparknotes
Paperback
Twelfth Night: No Fear Shakespeare Side-By-Side Plain English
Sparknotes
Shakespeare, William
Paperback
Romeo and Juliet: No Fear Shakespeare Side-By-Side Plain English
Sparknotes
Shakespeare, William
Paperback
A Midsummer Night's Dream: No Fear Shakespeare Side-By-Side Plain English
Sparknotes
Shakespeare, William
Paperback
Julius Caesar: No Fear Shakespeare Side-By-Side Plain English
Shakespeare, William
Sparknotes
Paperback
The Taming of the Shrew: No Fear Shakespeare Side-By-Side Plain English
Shakespeare, William
Sparknotes
Paperback
Macbeth: No Fear Shakespeare Deluxe Student Editions - Shakespeare Side-By-Side Plain English
Sparknotes
Shakespeare, William
Paperback
As You Like It: No Fear Shakespeare Side-By-Side Plain English
Shakespeare, William
Sparknotes
Paperback
Hamlet: No Fear Shakespeare Deluxe Student Editions - Shakespeare Side-By-Side Plain English
Sparknotes
Shakespeare, William
Paperback
Romeo and Juliet: No Fear Shakespeare Deluxe Student Editions - Shakespeare Side-By-Side Plain English
Sparknotes
Shakespeare, William
Paperback
A Midsummer Night's Dream: No Fear Shakespeare Deluxe Student Editions - Shakespeare Side-By-Side Plain English
Shakespeare, William
Sparknotes
Paperback
Twelfth Night: No Fear Shakespeare Deluxe Student Editions - Shakespeare Side-By-Side Plain English
Sparknotes
Shakespeare, William
Paperback
Julius Caesar: No Fear Shakespeare Deluxe Student Editions - Shakespeare Side-By-Side Plain English
Sparknotes
Shakespeare, William
Paperback
Romeo and Juliet In Plain and Simple English: (A Modern Translation and the Original Version)
Shakespeare, William
Paperback
Othello: No Fear Shakespeare Deluxe Student Editions - Shakespeare Side-By-Side Plain English
Sparknotes
Shakespeare, William
Paperback
Merchant of Venice: No Fear Shakespeare Deluxe Student Editions - Shakespeare Side-By-Side Plain English
Sparknotes
Shakespeare, William
Paperback
The Merchant of Venice: No Fear Shakespeare Side-By-Side Plain English
Shakespeare, William
Sparknotes
Paperback
Macbeth In Plain and Simple English: A Modern Translation and the Original Version
Shakespeare, William
Paperback
The Tempest: No Fear Shakespeare Deluxe Student Editions - Shakespeare Side-By-Side Plain English
Sparknotes
Shakespeare, William
Paperback
King Lear: No Fear Shakespeare Deluxe Student Editions - Shakespeare Side-By-Side Plain English
Shakespeare, William
Sparknotes
Paperback
Titus Andronicus: The New Oxford Shakespeare
Taylor, Gary
Shakespeare, William
McCarthy, Harry R.
Paperback
Measure for Measure: The New Oxford Shakespeare
Shakespeare, William
Whipday, Emma
Bourus, Terri
Paperback
Romeo and Juliet: The New Oxford Shakespeare
Connor, Francis X.
Shakespeare, William
August, Hannah
Paperback
A Midsummer Night's Dream: Abridged for Schools and Performance
Shakespeare, William
O'Hara, Kj
Paperback
The Comedy of Errors: No Fear Shakespeare Side-By-Side Plain English
Sparknotes
Shakespeare, William
Paperback
Manga Classics: A Midsummer Night's Dream - Modern English Edition (Paperback)
Shakespeare, William
Paperback
Julius Caesar: The New Oxford Shakespeare
Shakespeare, William
Neville, Sarah
Adams, Brandi K.
Paperback
The Merry Wives of Windsor: The New Oxford Shakespeare
Neville, Sarah
Shakespeare, William
Davies, Callan
Paperback
Hamlet (Royal Collector's Edition) (Case Laminate Hardcover with Jacket)
Shakespeare, William
Hardcover
As You Like It: The New Oxford Shakespeare
Shakespeare, William
Borlik, Todd
Connor, Francis X.
Paperback
Measure for Measure: (Annotated by Henry N. Hudson with an Introduction by Charles Harold Herford)
Shakespeare, William
Paperback
William Shakespeare Complete Works the Tragedies: Based on the First Folio of James Heminges and Henry Condell
Shakespeare, William
Hardcover
Julius Caesar In Plain and Simple English: A Modern Translation and the Original Version
Shakespeare, William
Paperback
The Comedy of Errors: The New Oxford Shakespeare
Shakespeare, William
Neville, Sarah
Burrows, Ian
Paperback
The Tempest in Plain and Simple English: (A Modern Translation and the Original Version)
Shakespeare, William
Paperback
King Henry VIII; Or All Is True: The New Oxford Shakespeare
Shakespeare, William
Wright, Laura Jayne
Sharpe, Will
Paperback
Arden of Faversham: The New Oxford Shakespeare
Bourus, Terri
Shakespeare, William
Sheeha, Iman
Paperback
William Shakespeare Complete Works the Comedies: Based on the First Folio of John Heminges and Henry Condell
Shakespeare, William
Hardcover
William Shakespeare Complete Works the Histories: Based on the First Folio of John Heminges and Henry Condell
Shakespeare, William
Hardcover
Hamlet and Macbeth (Royal Collector's Edition) (Case Laminate Hardcover with Jacket)
Shakespeare, William
Hardcover
Henry VI, Part I: The New Oxford Shakespeare
Anonymous
Shakespeare, William
Marlowe, Christopher
Paperback
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar: GCSE English Illustrated Student Edition with wide annotation friendly margins
Shakespeare, William
Paperback
Julius Caesar In Plain and Simple English: A Modern Translation and the Original Version (Side-By-Side Edition)
Shakespeare, William
Paperback
Antony & Cleopatra: No Fear Shakespeare Side-By-Side Plain English
Sparknotes
Shakespeare, William
Paperback
Julius Caesar (Royal Collector's Edition) (Case Laminate Hardcover with Jacket)
Shakespeare, William
Hardcover
Henry VI, Part II: The New Oxford Shakespeare
Finn, Kavita Mudan
Marlowe, Christopher
Shakespeare, William
Paperback
Wise Quotes - Mark Twain (423 Mark Twain Quotes): American Writer Humorist Samuel Clemens Quote Collection
Shakespeare, William
Paperback
Hamlet: Book One of the Post Apocalyptic Space Shakespeare Series
Neill, Ted
Shakespeare, William
Paperback
Measure for Measure: No Fear Shakespeare Side-By-Side Plain English
Sparknotes
Shakespeare, William
Paperback
Henry IV Parts One and Two: No Fear Shakespeare Side-By-Side Plain English
Shakespeare, William
Sparknotes
Paperback
As You Like It (Royal Collector's Edition) (Case Laminate Hardcover with Jacket)
Shakespeare, William
Hardcover
Macbeth Translated into Modern English: The most accurate line-by-line translation available, alongside original English, stage directions and histori
Hills, Sj
Shakespeare, William
Paperback
Shakespeare's Henriad - Complete Tetralogy: Including a Detailed Analysis of the Main Characters: Richard II, King Henry IV and King Henry V
Hazlitt, William
Shakespeare, William
Paperback
Twelfth Night of the Living Dead: Or What You Kill, The Steward's Revenge
Shakespeare, William
Schaar, A. J.
Paperback
Hamlet; Parallel Texts of the First and Second Quartos and the First Folio. Edited by Wilhelm Vietor
Vietor, Wilhelm
Shakespeare, William
Paperback
Also in
Shakespeare
Four Comedies: The Taming of the Shrew, a Midsummer Night's Dream, the Merchant of Venice, Twelfth Night
Shakespeare, William
Paperback
Shakespeare in a Divided America: What His Plays Tell Us about Our Past and Future
Shapiro, James
Hardcover
Much ADO about Nothing: No Fear Shakespeare Side-By-Side Plain English
Shakespeare, William
Sparknotes
Paperback
Twelfth Night: No Fear Shakespeare Side-By-Side Plain English
Sparknotes
Shakespeare, William
Paperback
Romeo and Juliet: No Fear Shakespeare Side-By-Side Plain English
Sparknotes
Shakespeare, William
Paperback
A Midsummer Night's Dream: No Fear Shakespeare Side-By-Side Plain English
Sparknotes
Shakespeare, William
Paperback
Julius Caesar: No Fear Shakespeare Side-By-Side Plain English
Shakespeare, William
Sparknotes
Paperback
Macbeth: No Fear Shakespeare Deluxe Student Editions - Shakespeare Side-By-Side Plain English
Sparknotes
Shakespeare, William
Paperback
As You Like It: No Fear Shakespeare Side-By-Side Plain English
Shakespeare, William
Sparknotes
Paperback
Hamlet: No Fear Shakespeare Deluxe Student Editions - Shakespeare Side-By-Side Plain English
Sparknotes
Shakespeare, William
Paperback
Romeo and Juliet: No Fear Shakespeare Deluxe Student Editions - Shakespeare Side-By-Side Plain English
Sparknotes
Shakespeare, William
Paperback
A Midsummer Night's Dream: No Fear Shakespeare Deluxe Student Editions - Shakespeare Side-By-Side Plain English
Shakespeare, William
Sparknotes
Paperback
Twelfth Night: No Fear Shakespeare Deluxe Student Editions - Shakespeare Side-By-Side Plain English
Sparknotes
Shakespeare, William
Paperback
Julius Caesar: No Fear Shakespeare Deluxe Student Editions - Shakespeare Side-By-Side Plain English
Sparknotes
Shakespeare, William
Paperback
Othello: No Fear Shakespeare Deluxe Student Editions - Shakespeare Side-By-Side Plain English
Sparknotes
Shakespeare, William
Paperback
Botanical Shakespeare: An Illustrated Compendium of All the Flowers, Fruits, Herbs, Trees, Seeds, and Grasses Cited by the World's Greatest Playwright
Quealy, Gerit
Collins, Sumie Hasegawa
Hardcover
Merchant of Venice: No Fear Shakespeare Deluxe Student Editions - Shakespeare Side-By-Side Plain English
Sparknotes
Shakespeare, William
Paperback
The Merchant of Venice: No Fear Shakespeare Side-By-Side Plain English
Shakespeare, William
Sparknotes
Paperback
The Tempest: No Fear Shakespeare Deluxe Student Editions - Shakespeare Side-By-Side Plain English
Sparknotes
Shakespeare, William
Paperback
King Lear: No Fear Shakespeare Deluxe Student Editions - Shakespeare Side-By-Side Plain English
Shakespeare, William
Sparknotes
Paperback
The History of King Lear: The Oxford Shakespearethe History of King Lear
Shakespeare, William
Paperback
A Midsummer Night's Dream: The Oxford Shakespearea Midsummer Night's Dream
Shakespeare, William
Paperback
Titus Andronicus: The New Oxford Shakespeare
Taylor, Gary
Shakespeare, William
McCarthy, Harry R.
Paperback
Othello: The Moor of Venice: The Oxford Shakespeareothello: The Moor of Venice
Shakespeare, William
Paperback
Measure for Measure: The New Oxford Shakespeare
Shakespeare, William
Whipday, Emma
Bourus, Terri
Paperback
Romeo and Juliet: The New Oxford Shakespeare
Connor, Francis X.
Shakespeare, William
August, Hannah
Paperback
A Midsummer Night's Dream: Abridged for Schools and Performance
Shakespeare, William
O'Hara, Kj
Paperback
The Comedy of Errors: No Fear Shakespeare Side-By-Side Plain English
Sparknotes
Shakespeare, William
Paperback
The School for Wives and the Learned Ladies, by Molière: Two Comedies in an Acclaimed Translation.
Wilbur, Richard
Paperback