Rome and the Spirit of Caesar: Shakespeare's Julius Caesar

by Jan H. Blits

Book Overview

Rome and the Spirit of Caesar, providing a fresh interpretation of Julius Caesar, is a thorough examination of Shakespeare's presentation of the final throes of republican Rome's political decay and demise and the rise of Caesarism. As in his previous studies of Shakespeare's plays, Blits, pursuing his distinctive approach, follows Caesar through, scene by scene, speech by speech, line by line, reaching his conclusions by closely examining Shakespeare's...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1498525288
• ISBN13: 9781498525282
• Release Date: April 2018
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Length: 194 Pages
• Weight: 0.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"