Titus Andronicus

Titus Andronicus, one of the most successful stage plays of Shakespeare’s time, is a horror play which, because of its grotesque and extremely bloody content, was long attributed to Shakespeare only reluctantly and with a sneer, but for the same reason has in more recent times repeatedly become the basis for modern adaptations (Friedrich Dürrenmatt, Hans Hollmann, Heiner Müller, Botho Strauß), successful film adaptations (Jane Howell, 1985, Julie Taymor, 1999) and sensational productions.

The origin of the freely invented substance is disputed. This edition attempts to unravel the story of its origins and therefore brings together for the first time all the surviving early adaptations of the material: the tragedy attributed to Shakespeare, the English popular book, the English ballad and the play Eine sehr klägliche Tragoedia von Tito Andronico und der hoffertigen Kayserin, darinnen denckwürdige actiones zu befinden.

This bilingual edition is ideal for readers who want to explore the linguistic subtleties and theatrical possibilities of the original text.

Further information can be found on the website of the Stauffenburg-Verlag.