The Tragedy of Julius Caesar: With New and Updated Critical Essays and a Revised Bibliography

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Signet Classic, 1998 - Drama - 229 pages
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Shakespeare's timeless tragedy of conspiracy and betrayal tells the story of the murder of Julius Caesar and the gruesome aftermath as Rome descends into a violent mob.

This edition includes:

An overview of Shakespeare's life, canon, and dramaturgy
An introduction to the play by Barbara Rosen and William Rosen of the University of Connecticut
Selections from Plutarch's Lives of Noble Grecians and Romans, the source from which Shakespeare derived the play

Also included are the following commentaries:

Maynard Mack: The Modernity of Julius Caesar
Coppelia Kahn: A Voluntary Wound
Roy Walker: From Unto Caesar: A Review of Recent Productions
Richard David: A Review of Julius Caesar (Royal Shakespeare, 1972)
Ralph Berry: On Directing Shakespeare: An Interview with Trevor Nunn, Director of the Royal Shakespeare Company
Peggy Goodman Endel: Julio Cesar: The 1986 Florida Shakespeare Festival
Sylvan Barnet: Julius Caesar on the Stage and Screen

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An excellent book. The footnotes are very helpful in aiding the reader to understand the text. A truly awesome play, how no one is strictly good or evil. Everyone is shades of grey.

About the author (1998)

William Shakespeare (1564-1616) was a poet, playwright, and actor who is widely regarded as one of the most influential writers in the history of the English language. Often referred to as the Bard of Avon, Shakespeare's vast body of work includes comedic, tragic, and historical plays; poems; and 154 sonnets. His dramatic works have been translated into every major language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright.

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TitleThe Tragedy of Julius Caesar: With New and Updated Critical Essays and a Revised Bibliography
Shakespeare, Signet Classic
Shakespeare, William, Works
Signet Classic Shakespeare
Works, William Shakespeare
Works, William Shakespeare
AuthorsWilliam Shakespeare, William Rosen
EditorsWilliam Rosen, Barbara Rosen
Editionillustrated, reprint, revised
PublisherSignet Classic, 1998
ISBN0451526899, 9780451526892
Length229 pages
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Drama / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
Drama / European / Italian
Drama / Shakespeare
Performing Arts / Theater / General
  
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