Julius Caesar by Shakespeare, William (9781853260223)

Julius Caesar

by Shakespeare, William , Watts, Cedric , Watts, Cedric

Paperback - English

Edited, introduced and annotated by Cedric Watts, M.A., Ph.D., Emeritus Professor of English, University of Sussex.

Julius Caesar is among the best of Shakespeare's historical and political plays. Dealing with events surrounding the assassination of Julius Caesar in 44 B.C., the drama vividly illustrates the ways in which power and corruption are linked.

The cry 'Peace, freedom and liberty ' is used to exculpate brutal realities, while personal ambitions taint public actions. Rich in characterisation and replete with eloquent rhetoric, Julius Caesar remains engrossing and topical: a play for today.

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ADDITIONAL INFO

ISBN

1853260223

EAN

9781853260223

Publisher

WORDSWORTH ED

Publication Date

05 May 1992

Pages

144

Weight (kg)

0.09

Dimensions (cm)

19.7 x 12.7 x 0.8

Lexile Level

740

About Author

William Shakespeare was born on April 1564 in the town of Stratford-upon-Avon, on England s Avon River. When he was eighteen, he married Anne Hathaway. The couple had three children their older daughter, Susanna, and the twins, Judith and Hamnet. Hamnet, Shakespeare s only son, died in childhood.<BR><BR>The bulk of Shakespeare s working life was spent, not in Stratford, but in the theater world of London, where he established himself professionally by the early 1590s. He had a successful career in London as a playwright and actor and was a shareholder in the acting company the Lord Chamberlain