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Titus Andronicus
Sign in to saveAlso known as The Lamentable Tragedy of Titus Andronicus, The Tragedy of Titus Andronicus
play by Shakespeare
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Within Vinony's link graph, Titus Andronicus is referenced by 746 other articles, and connects out to King Lear, History of Rome and J. Dover Wilson.
It is catalogued under topics including 1590s plays, British plays adapted into films and English Renaissance plays.
Its subject is documented across 39 Wikipedia language editions.
Wikidata facts
- Author
- William Shakespeare
- Genre
- revenge tragedy
- Country of origin
- England
- Image
- Titus - Gravelot.jpg
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- Commons category
- Titus Andronicus
- topic's main category
- Category:Titus Andronicus
- inception
- 1592-00-00
- language of work or name
- Early Modern English
- derivative work
- Titus
- title
- The Lamentable Tragedy of Titus Andronicus
- form of creative work
- play
- time period
- Renaissance
- described by source
- New International Encyclopedia
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Encyclopedic overview
First page of The Lamentable Tragedy of Titus Andronicus from the First Folio, published in 1623
The Lamentable Tragedy of Titus Andronicus, often shortened to Titus Andronicus, is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1588 and 1593. It is thought to be Shakespeare's first tragedy and is often seen as his attempt to emulate the violent and bloody revenge plays of his contemporaries, which were extremely popular with audiences throughout the 16th century.
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