A proud Roman general, banished by the city he saved, turns his sword against Rome.
Books that mention Coriolanus (2)
Shirley by Charlotte Bronte: “Here's Shakespeare," she said, "and there's 'Coriolanus.' Now, read, and discover by the feelings the reading will give you at once how low and how high you are."”
SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome by Mary Beard: “Gaius Marcius Coriolanus, by contrast, who inspired Shakespeare's Coriolanus”