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Troilus and Cressida facts for kids

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A Scene from Troilus and Cressida - Angelica Kauffmann
Engaving after Angelica Kauffmann of Act V, Scene 2

Troilus and Cressida is a play by William Shakespeare. It is a tragedy. Shakespeare's sources were probably Greek mythology, and also the works of Homer and Geoffrey Chaucer. The first known performance was on 7 February 1604. The first known printing of the play dates to 1609. The play is about the Trojan War and two lovers, Troilus and Cressida.


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  • Cressida - Edward J. Poynter

    Cressida by Edward Poynter

  • First-page-first-folio-troilus-cressida

    The first page of Troilus and Cressida, printed in the First Folio of 1623

  • Houghton STC 22332 - Troylus and Cresseid, title

    Title page, 1609 quarto edition

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