Play on Shakespeare: Troilus and Cressida

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Lillian Groag presents a new version of Troilus and Cressida that will resonate with contemporary audiences. One of the most obscure plays in Shakespeare' s canon, Troilus and Cressida may also be the Bard' s darkest comedy. Exploring some of the events of Homer' s Iliad, the play juxtaposes the carnage of the Trojan War with a love story between its two titular characters. Lillian Groag' s translation brings this ancient world to modern audiences. Replacing the archaisms with new and accessible phrasing, Shakespeare' s lines regain their meaning and humor in the twenty-first century. This translation illuminates Troilus and Cressida as one of Shakespeare' s funniest, saddest, and most bitterly modern plays. This translation of Troilus and Cressida was written as part of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival' s Play On! project, which commissioned new translations of thirty-nine Shakespeare plays. These translations present work from "The Bard" in language accessible to modern audiences while never losing the beauty of Shakespeare' s verse. Enlisting the talents of a diverse group of contemporary playwrights, screenwriters, and dramaturges from diverse backgrounds, this project reenvisions Shakespeare for the twenty-first century. These volumes make these works available for the first time in print-a new First Folio for a new era.