Julius CaesarThe Signet Classics edition of Shakespeare's timeless tragedy of conspiracy and betrayal. In the first of his Roman history plays, the Bard tells the story of the murder of emperor Julius Caesar and the gruesome aftermath as ancient Rome descends into a violent mob. This title in the Signet Classics Shakespeare series includes: • An overview of Shakespeare's life, world, and theater • A special introduction to the play by the editors, William and Barbara Rosen • Selections from Plutarch's Lives of Noble Grecians and Romans, the source from which Shakespeare derived Julius Caesar • Dramatic criticism from Roy Walker, Maynard Mack, Richard David, and others • A comprehensive stage and screen history of notable actors, directors, and productions of Julius Caesar • Text, notes, and commentaries printed in the clearest, most readable format • Recommended readings |
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... follows that in Shakespeare's theater the playwright typically had no say either in how his play was performed or in the disposition of his text - he was an employee of the company. The authoritative figures in the theatrical enterprise ...
... follows that in Shakespeare's theater the playwright typically had no say either in how his play was performed or in the disposition of his text - he was an employee of the company. The authoritative figures in the theatrical enterprise ...
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... follows a violent change in power. If we are searching for a way of charting Shakespeare's political views in the play, we confront ambiguities and nuances in the portraits of Caesar and Brutus; but we see in Cinna's demise a depiction ...
... follows a violent change in power. If we are searching for a way of charting Shakespeare's political views in the play, we confront ambiguities and nuances in the portraits of Caesar and Brutus; but we see in Cinna's demise a depiction ...
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... follow suit. The Vatican had already excommunicated the Protestant Queen Elizabeth; for England to have accepted the calendrical revision would have been to acknowledge that the Roman Catholic Church could dictate the order of the ...
... follow suit. The Vatican had already excommunicated the Protestant Queen Elizabeth; for England to have accepted the calendrical revision would have been to acknowledge that the Roman Catholic Church could dictate the order of the ...
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... follow closely behind, for by yielding to Brutus's opinions rather than following his own, he seals the fate of their rebellion. Brutus first underestimates Mark Antony, insisting that the conspirators spare his life and then permitting ...
... follow closely behind, for by yielding to Brutus's opinions rather than following his own, he seals the fate of their rebellion. Brutus first underestimates Mark Antony, insisting that the conspirators spare his life and then permitting ...
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... I. In 1599, the play would have served as a timely reminder of the enormous upheaval that could follow an attempt to seize power through violent means. And yet, there is no single figure on whom the label of usurper can.
... I. In 1599, the play would have served as a timely reminder of the enormous upheaval that could follow an attempt to seize power through violent means. And yet, there is no single figure on whom the label of usurper can.
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