Right. I think it's generally perceived to be in the same category as Troilus and Cressida, Henry IV, part 2, etc. That is, plays that are very provocative and rich but not perhaps ultimately successful. Timon and Henry VIII both have complex textual issues.
On 8/3/2012 1:35 PM, Mike Godwin wrote:
On Fri, Aug 3, 2012 at 10:57 AM, saengerm@southwestern.edu wrote:
Oh, I think that's accurate. Most scholars would call the play interesting, but I haven't heard it heralded very much.
Well, apart from the famous Eliot appraisal, there's always Frank Kermode. But if I had to name an "unheralded" play, I might go with TIMON or HENRY VIII, both of which I regard as deservedly held in poor regard.
I certainly wish I could see what this year's Winedale class is doing with CORIOLANUS, but finances prohibit.
--Mike