The End of the Ancient Republic - Shakespeare's Julius Caesar

While recent criticism of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar has stressed the corruption of both the common people and the Republic's enemies within the patrician class, this book argues that at the core of the play lies the less obvious but more important corruption of the regime's leading defenders, particularly Brutus.

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By Jan H. Blits

Product details

• Authors: Jan H. Blits, Blits Jan H.
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 22.10.1993
• EAN: 9780847677603
• ISBN: 978-0-8476-7760-3
• Dimensions: 151 mm x 229 mm x 8 mm
• Weight: 172 g
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; English, LITERARY CRITICISM / Drama, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / General, Literary studies: c 1600 to c 1800, Shakespeare Studies & Criticism, Literary studies: plays and playwrights, Relating to Shakespeare / Shakespearean