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''Titus Andronicus'' is the earliest tragedy and the earliest Roman play attributed to Shakespeare. Titus, a model Roman, has led 21 of his 25 sons to death in Rome's wars; he stabs another son to death for what he views as disloyalty to Rome. Yet Rome has become "a wilderness of tigers." After a death sentence is imposed on two of his three remaining sons, and his daughter is raped and mutilated, Titus turns his loyalty towards his family. | ''Titus Andronicus'' is the earliest tragedy and the earliest Roman play attributed to be one of [[William Shakespeare's plays]]. Titus, a model Roman, has led 21 of his 25 sons to death in Rome's wars; he stabs another son to death for what he views as disloyalty to Rome. Yet Rome has become "a wilderness of tigers." After a death sentence is imposed on two of his three remaining sons, and his daughter is raped and mutilated, Titus turns his loyalty towards his family. | ||
Aaron the Moor, a magnificent villain and the empress's secret lover, makes a similar transition. After the empress bears him a secret child, Aaron devotes himself to preserving the baby. Retaining his thirst for evil, he shows great tenderness to his little family, a tenderness that also characterizes Titus before the terrifying conclusion. | Aaron the Moor, a magnificent villain and the empress's secret lover, makes a similar transition. After the empress bears him a secret child, Aaron devotes himself to preserving the baby. Retaining his thirst for evil, he shows great tenderness to his little family, a tenderness that also characterizes Titus before the terrifying conclusion. | ||
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'''First Quarto''' | '''First Quarto''' | ||
:LUNA: [http://luna.folger.edu/luna/servlet/s/ | :LUNA: [http://luna.folger.edu/luna/servlet/s/1i745b/ First Quarto] | ||
:Hamnet: [http://shakespeare.folger.edu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=161161/ STC 22328] | :Hamnet: [http://shakespeare.folger.edu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=161161/ STC 22328] | ||
'''Third Quarto''' | '''Third Quarto''' | ||
:LUNA: [http://luna.folger.edu/luna/servlet/s/ | :LUNA: [http://luna.folger.edu/luna/servlet/s/o42gjb/ Third Quarto] | ||
:Hamnet: [http://shakespeare.folger.edu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=163950/ STC 22330 Copy 1] | :Hamnet: [http://shakespeare.folger.edu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=163950/ STC 22330 Copy 1] | ||
<gallery> | |||
File:STC 22328 title page.jpg|The title page of ''Titus Andronicus'' printed in the 1594 First Quarto. STC 22328. | |||
File:STC 22273 Fo.1 no.68 2c4v.jpg|The title page of ''Titus Andronicus'' printed in the 1623 First Folio. STC 22273 Fo.1 no.68. | |||
</gallery> | |||
== Modern editions == | == Modern editions == | ||
[[File:Titus Andronicus Folger Edition.jpg|150px|right]] | |||
''Titus Andronicus'' can be read online with [http://www.folgerdigitaltexts.org/?chapter=5&play=Tit&loc=p7/ Folger Digital Texts] and purchased from [http://books.simonandschuster.net/Titus-Andronicus/William-Shakespeare/Folger-Shakespeare-Library/9780671722920/ Simon and Schuster]. | |||
Hamnet link to Folger Edition: [http://shakespeare.folger.edu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=189400/ PR2753 .M6 2003 copy 2 v.33] | |||
==In popular culture== | |||
== Translations == | == Translations == | ||
The Folger owns at least 7 stand-alone translations of ''Titus Andronicus'' in various languages (not including collected works). Cataloging of these works is ongoing as of early 2015, and many have full-level catalog records, but some works still have only partial records. Translations can be found [[Hamnet]] in by searching for "Translations"in the '''Genre/Form Term''' field, or by searching the '''Call Number (Left-Anchored)''' field for call numbers starting with PR2796 (see the list of [[List of Sh.Col. call numbers#PR2796 .E2.80.93 Translations|Sh.Col. translations call numbers]] for specific language call numbers). Since not all translations are fully cataloged, some items may only turn up in one of these searches. | |||
== Performance materials == | == Performance materials == | ||
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== Other media == | == Other media == | ||
===Image Group=== | |||
Explore the curated [https://luna.folger.edu/luna/servlet/s/m2d9kx image group] for ''Titus Andronicus'' in the Folger digital image collection. | |||
''Content Advisory:'' this image group contains representations of nudity and sexual assault. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
<references> | <references /> | ||
[[Category: William Shakespeare's works]] | |||
[[Category: Plays]] | |||
[[Category: William Shakespeare's collaborations]] | |||
[[Category: Tragedies]] | |||
[[Category: Titus Andronicus]] | |||
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Latest revision as of 12:30, 10 August 2020
Titus Andronicus is the earliest tragedy and the earliest Roman play attributed to be one of William Shakespeare's plays. Titus, a model Roman, has led 21 of his 25 sons to death in Rome's wars; he stabs another son to death for what he views as disloyalty to Rome. Yet Rome has become "a wilderness of tigers." After a death sentence is imposed on two of his three remaining sons, and his daughter is raped and mutilated, Titus turns his loyalty towards his family.
Aaron the Moor, a magnificent villain and the empress's secret lover, makes a similar transition. After the empress bears him a secret child, Aaron devotes himself to preserving the baby. Retaining his thirst for evil, he shows great tenderness to his little family, a tenderness that also characterizes Titus before the terrifying conclusion.
Titus Andronicus was first published in a 1594 quarto, which survives in a single copy at the Folger Shakespeare Library. Some scholars date the writing of the play to 1591-92; others argue for 1593-94. The play draws on Ovid's Metamorphoses and Senecan tragedy.[1]
Productions at the Folger
Early editions
First Folio
- LUNA: First Folio: 2c4v - 2e2v
- Hamnet: STC 22273 Fo. 1 no. 68
Second Folio
- LUNA: Second Folio: 2e6v - 2g4r
- Hamnet: STC 22274 Fo. 2 no. 07
First Quarto
- LUNA: First Quarto
- Hamnet: STC 22328
Third Quarto
- LUNA: Third Quarto
- Hamnet: STC 22330 Copy 1
The title page of Titus Andronicus printed in the 1594 First Quarto. STC 22328.
The title page of Titus Andronicus printed in the 1623 First Folio. STC 22273 Fo.1 no.68.
Modern editions
Titus Andronicus can be read online with Folger Digital Texts and purchased from Simon and Schuster.
Hamnet link to Folger Edition: PR2753 .M6 2003 copy 2 v.33
In popular culture
Translations
The Folger owns at least 7 stand-alone translations of Titus Andronicus in various languages (not including collected works). Cataloging of these works is ongoing as of early 2015, and many have full-level catalog records, but some works still have only partial records. Translations can be found Hamnet in by searching for "Translations"in the Genre/Form Term field, or by searching the Call Number (Left-Anchored) field for call numbers starting with PR2796 (see the list of Sh.Col. translations call numbers for specific language call numbers). Since not all translations are fully cataloged, some items may only turn up in one of these searches.
Performance materials
Other media
Image Group
Explore the curated image group for Titus Andronicus in the Folger digital image collection.
Content Advisory: this image group contains representations of nudity and sexual assault.
Notes
- ↑ Adapted from the Folger Library Shakespeare edition, edited by Barbara A. Mowat and Paul Werstine. © 2005 Folger Shakespeare Library.