Julius Caesar

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Power, corruption and betrayal are at the heart of Shakespeare's most well-known historical and political drama. As Julius Caesar moves closer to securing power for himself and is perceived by some as a threat to Roman citizens, his senators plot to bring about his downfall. Caesar's assassination leads to civil war rather than peace and the play explores the subsequent deaths of the conspirators Brutus and Cassius.
Shakespeare's contemporaries would have spotted the playwright's attempts to use the shift from republican to imperial Rome to highlight the political situation of the Elizabethans at the time. Featuring some of the most powerfully resonant and rousing speeches of any of Shakespeare's plays, Julius Caesar remains one of his most well-loved historical tragedies.

About the author

William Shakespeare (1564-1616) gilt als einer der größten Dichter und Dramatiker der Weltgeschichte. Er verfasste zahlreiche Dramen, Tragödien, Komödien und Gedichte, mit denen er schon zu Lebzeiten Anerkennung und Wohlstand errang. Aber erst in den folgenden Jahrhunderten wurde er zum Prototypen des literarischen Genies, ohne den die Entwicklung der neueren Literatur von Goethe über Brecht bis in die Gegenwart hinein undenkbar ist.

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Product details

• Authors: William Shakespeare
• Publisher: William Collins
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 12.09.2013
• EAN: 9780007925469
• ISBN: 978-0-00-792546-9
• No. of pages: 144
• Dimensions: 108 mm x 177 mm x 10 mm
• Series: Collins Classics; Collins Classics
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama > Drama; FICTION / Historical / General, FICTION / Literary, European History, FICTION / Classics, FICTION / Political, Classic fiction (pre c 1945), FICTION / Romance / Historical / Ancient World, Classical texts, Ancient World, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Literary reference works, Literary studies: ancient, classical & medieval, Literary studies: plays & playwrights, Classic & pre-20th century plays, Shakespeare Studies & Criticism, European history: the Romans, Shakespeare Plays, Ancient Greek and Roman literature, Tragic plays, Classic fiction: general and literary, Relating to Shakespeare / Shakespearean