Although one of his lesser known plays, Shakespeare's considerable abilities as a playwright are readily apparent in "Troilus and Cressida." This historical and tragic 'problem play', thought to be inspired by Chaucer, Homer, and some of Shakespeare's history-recording contemporaries, is initially a tale of a man and woman in love during the Trojan War. When Cressida is given to the Greeks in exchange for a prisoner of war, Troilus is determined to...

"This translation brings to modern audiences the juxtaposing carnage of the Trojan War and a love story between its two titular characters by replacing the archaisms with new and accessible phrasing, regaining the meaning and humor of Shakespeare's lines in the twenty-first century"-- Provided by publisher.