William Shakespeare's striking tragedy of political conflict that recounts the infamous assassination of Julius Caesar by his republican opponents
The play is one of tumultuous rivalry, of prophetic warnings-"Beware the ides of March"-and of moving public oratory, "Friends, Romans, countrymen!" Ironies abound and most of all for Brutus, whose fate it is to learn that his idealistic motives for joining the conspiracy against a would-be dictator are not enough to sustain the movement once Julius Caesar is dead.
This edition includes:
Comprehensive explanatory notes
Vivid introductions and the most up-to-date scholarship
Clear, modernized spelling and punctuation, enabling contemporary readers to understand the Elizabethan English
Detailed bibliographies and performance histories
An interpretive essay on film adaptations of the play, along with an extensive filmography
| ISBN: | 9780553212969 |
| Publication date: | 1st January 1988 |
| Author: | William Shakespeare |
| Publisher: | Bantam Classics an imprint of Random House Publishing Group |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 288 pages |
| Genres: |
Classic fiction: general and literary Narrative theme: Politics Classic and pre-20th century plays General Fiction |
William Shakespeare's striking tragedy of political conflict that recounts the infamous assassination of Julius Caesar by his republican opponents The play is one of tumultuous rivalry, of prophetic warnings-"Beware the ides of March"-and of moving public oratory, "Friends, Romans, countrymen!" Ironies abound and most of all for Brutus, whose fate it is to learn that his idealistic motives for joining the conspiracy against a would-be dictator are not enough to sustain the movement once Julius Caesar is dead.This edition includes: Comprehensive explanatory notes Vivid introductions and the most up-to-date scholarship Clear, modernized spelling and punctuation, enabling contemporary readers to understand the Elizabethan English Detailed bibliographies and performance histories An interpretive essay on film adaptations of the play, along with an extensive filmography
Julius Caesar features in the following genres: Classic fiction: general and literary, Narrative theme: Politics, Classic and pre-20th century plays, General Fiction
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Julius Caesar was written by William Shakespeare and published by Bantam Classics an imprint of Random House Publishing Group
Julius Caesar has 288 pages