Troilus and Cressida

By William Shakespeare · Running time 3:14:52 · Drama

Audio streams directly from the Internet Archive. Recording by LibriVox volunteers (public domain). The text is in the public domain in the USA; please check the copyright laws of your country.

About this book

Troilus and Cressida is Shakespeare's "problem" play about the Trojan War. As the opening Chorus tells us, the play "begins in the middle" of the epic conflict, and counterpoints the drama of battle with the romance of the title characters. Just as Agamemnon and his Greek forces (particularly the smooth-tongued Ulysses) attempt to woo the invincible Achilles to resume fighting on their side, the Trojan go-between Pandarus tries to bring together Troilus, a son of King Priam, with his niece, the lovely Cressida. (Summary by Elizabeth Klett) Cast : Achilles: John Fricker Aeneas: David Richardson

Description from the LibriVox catalogue.

Chapters and downloads on LibriVox →

More by William Shakespeare (110)

You might also like

• HamletWilliam Shakespeare · 3:53:20
• King Henry IV, Part 1William Shakespeare · 2:50:40
• OthelloWilliam Shakespeare · 3:07:03
• Pericles, Prince of TyreWilliam Shakespeare · 2:23:44
• Measure for Measure (version 3)William Shakespeare · 02:42:29
• First Part of King Henry IV (version 2)William Shakespeare · 03:06:50
• Second Part of King Henry IV (version 2)William Shakespeare · 03:20:45
• Life of King Henry V (version 2)William Shakespeare · 03:13:39