Julius Caesar
third series
$23.21
- Paperback
416 pages
- Release Date
16 March 2009
Summary
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar: A New Political Play
This edition of one of Shakespeare’s best known and most frequently performed plays argues for Julius Caesar as a new kind of political play, a radical departure from contemporary practice, combining fast action and immediacy with compelling rhetorical language, and finding a clear context for its study of tyranny in the last decade of the reign of Elizabeth 1.
The richly experimental verse and the complex structure of the p…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781903436219 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1903436214 |
| Author: | William Shakespeare, David Daniell |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Imprint: | The Arden Shakespeare |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 416 |
| Edition: | 3rd |
| Release Date: | 16 March 2009 |
| Weight: | 446g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 130mm x 21mm |
| Series: | The Arden Shakespeare Third Series |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
This is a stimulating new look at a play which is too often exhibited in a critical museum.
“Daniell’s edition is a hefty piece of serious scholarship that makes a genuine contribution.” –Eric Rasmussen, University of Nevada at Reno, Shakespeare Survey
“This is a stimulating new look at a play which is too often exhibited in a critical museum.” –Paul Dean, Review of English Studies
About The Author
William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare (1564-1616) was an English dramatist, poet, and actor, generally regarded as the greatest playwright of all time. David Daniell is a Professor Emeritus of English at University College London, UK.
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