Troilus and Cressida | Bibliography and Further Reading
Barton, Anne. Introduction to
Troilus and Cressida
, by William Shakespeare. In The Riverside Shakespeare, edited by G. Blakemore Evans, 443-47. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1974. Barton discusses the textual history and presents a general reading of the play. She argues that no character in Troilus and Cressida is consistent or representative of truth or nobility. The only thing that saves the audience from the characters' destructive nihilism, Barton maintains, is the integrity and artistry of the play shaped by Shakespeare.
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