Bibliograph

Julius Caesar, edited by Arthur Humphreys

Type

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Julius Caesar, edited by Arthur Humphreys

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Julius Caesar

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

9464840

Responsibility statement

edited by Arthur Humphreys

Series statement

The Oxford Shakespeare

Summary

The ominous Ides of March threaten to destroy Julius Caesar's hold over the Roman Senate. He is acting too much like a king and a conspiracy is afoot to assassinate him. Brutus is persuaded to join the murderers for the good of Rome but he is haunted by the ghost of Caesar and Antony is determined to turn the people against him

Table Of Contents

The play's date and place in the Shakespeare canon -- Shakespeare's sources and his shaping of them -- Shakespeare and Roman values -- Politics and morality -- The play's style -- The play in performance -- The first folio text -- Julius Caesar -- Appendix A : Passages from North's Plutarch -- Appendix B : The entry direction at 4.2.0

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