Julius Caesar stands at the changing of the tide in Shakespeare's
career. By 1599, when he wrote the play, he had penned only two
experimental tragedies (Romeo and Juliet and Titus Andronicus),
neither of which had the profound richness of those he would write
next - Hamlet, Macbeth, Othello and King Lear. There is a scale to
Caesar which is unmatched by anything he had written before it and
it lays the groundwork for the master works to follow. As such, it
stands not just at the turn of the century, but at the point in
which its author emerged as the language's foremost writer. Our
sense of the play has evolved over the centuries, and we tend to be
less overawed by all the characters' claims to personal nobility
and quicker to see the darker side of their political machinations.
We are also less likely to see the Roman model of life and virtue
as something being offered up for emulation. Indeed it now seems to
most critics that Shakespeare was deeply critical of ancient Rome,
seeing much of what its characters celebrate as principle as the
root cause of all that goes wrong in the play. But that is the
nature of scholarship and the theatre - each period finds in the
play what interests it most - Julius Caesar remains a powerful
study in political gamesmanship, the morality of assassination, and
the ways in which people build a sense of who they are.
General
| Imprint: |
Connell Guides
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Series: |
The Connell Guide To ... |
| Release date: |
November 2017 |
| Authors: |
Andrew James Hartley
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| Dimensions: |
175 x 109 x 8mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
100 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-911187-39-4 |
| Categories: |
Books
Promotions
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| LSN: |
1-911187-39-2 |
| Barcode: |
9781911187394 |
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