When Did Shakespeare Write Coriolanus?

Coriolanus was probably written around 1607-8 and was first published in the First Folio in 1623. There is no record of the play being performed during Shakespeare's lifetime.

Who is the writer of Coriolanus?

Coriolanus, the last of the so-called political tragedies by William Shakespeare, written about 1608 and published in the First Folio of 1623 seemingly from the playbook, which had preserved some features of the authorial manuscript.

Is Coriolanus a true story?

In later ancient times, it was generally accepted by historians that Coriolanus was a real historical individual, and a consensus narrative story of his life appeared, retold by leading historians such as Livy, Plutarch, and Dionysius of Halicarnassus.

James H. Sterling

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