#32 in Drama & theatre
Coriolanus
- 198
- Pages
- about 3.5 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“Coriolanus” is a stern, absorbing late tragedy by Shakespeare, built around a legendary Roman leader. He wrote it in the same years as “Antony and Cleopatra”, and the two are his last works in that form. For some readers its ideas stay underdeveloped, though the language still rewards them; others struggle through the first act before the play takes hold of them.
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About the book
Coriolanus is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1605 and 1608. The play is based on the life of the legendary Roman leader Gnaeus Marcius Coriolanus. Shakespeare worked on it during the same years he wrote Antony and Cleopatra, making them his last two tragedies.
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.6 across 51 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 26% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Drama & theatre average of 7.6. That is how 7.6 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 7.8 | 8 | 16% |
| Hardcover | 7.6 | 43 | 84% |
Frequently asked
How long is Coriolanus?
It has 198 pages — longer than 87% of the ranked books in Drama & theatre.
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