Julius Caesar. Edited by Norman Sanders (Herausgeber) with an introduction and notes. Commentary by Norman Sanders (97 Seiten). - (=The New Penguin Shakespeare).

Shakespeare, William:

ISBN 10: 0140707042 / ISBN 13: 9780140707045

Published by London: Penguin Classics, 1996

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250 (6) Seiten. 18 cm. Guter Zustand. Einbandrückseite leicht fleckig. Part of "The New Penguin Shakespeare" series, this text looks at "Julius Caesar" with an introduction, a list of further reading, commentary and a short account of the textual problems of the play. The series is used and recommended by the Royal Shakespeare Company. - One of Shakespeare's most political plays, Julius Caesar continued Shakespeare's interest in Roman history, first developed in Titus Andronicus. Drawing on Plutarch, the great historian of Rome, Shakespeare dramatises one of the most crucial moments in Roman history--the assassination of Julius Caesar. Loved by the Roman crowd but increasingly feared by the Senators, Caesar increasingly shows signs of his desire to abolish the Republic and crown himself emperor. A conspiracy is hatched, led by Cassius and Brutus, who murder Caesar on the steps of the Capitol. Mourning over his dead friend's body, Mark Antony gives one of the famous rhetorical speeches in literature, asking "Friends, Romans, Countrymen" to lament Caesar's death, privately vowing to "let slip the dogs of war" against those who have shed Caesar's blood. Antony joins forces with Caesar's son Octavius to defeat Cassius and Brutus in battle, and establish an uneasy alliance whose collapse is dramatised in Shakespeare's later play Antony and Cleopatra. Written at the end of Queen Elizabeth's reign, Julius Caesar has been seen by many as a radically pro-Republican play which sailed close to the political wind of the time. --Jerry Brotton Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 159. Seller Inventory # 50558

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Title: Julius Caesar. Edited by Norman Sanders (...

Publisher: London: Penguin Classics

Publication Date: 1996

Binding: Taschenbuch. Kartoniert.

Condition: Wie neu

Edition: 2. Auflage.

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Synopsis:

Part of "The New Penguin Shakespeare" which offers a complete edition of the plays and poems by Shakespeare. Each volume has been prepared from the original texts and includes an introduction, a commentary and a short account of the textual problems of the play.

About the Author:

William Shakespeare was born to John Shakespeare and Mary Arden in late April 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon. He wrote about 38 plays (the precise number is uncertain), many of which are regarded as the most exceptional works of drama ever produced, including Romeo and Juliet (1595), Henry V (1599), Hamlet (1601), Othello (1604), King Lear (1606) and Macbeth (1606), as well as a collection of 154 sonnets, which number among the most profound and influential love poetry in English. Shakespeare died in Stratford in 1616.