Shakespeare and a Place Calling Itself Rome

This new examination of Shakespeare's four Roman tragedies (Julius Caesar, Titus Andronicus, Coriolanus and Antony and Cleopatra) revisits Shakespeare's dramatic recreations of ancient Rome in the light of considerations of place.

List of contents

Prologue: A Journey through Londinium; Introduction: A Place Calling itself Rome; 1. Julius Caesar: The Ruins of Rome; 2. Titus Andronicus: The Place of the Classical; 3. Coriolanus: Knowing Your Place; 4. Antony and Cleopatra: 'All the world is Rome'; Epilogue: The Name of Rome; Bibliography; Index

About the author

Graham Holderness is Professor Emeritus at the University of Hertfordshire.

Product details

• Authors: Graham Holderness
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 04.07.2025
• EAN: 9781032578132
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3257813-2
• No. of pages: 210
• Series: Anglo-Italian Renaissance Studies
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama > Drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; LITERARY CRITICISM / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Shakespeare, LITERARY CRITICISM / European / Italian, Italy, Literary studies: general, Literary studies: c 1500 to c 1800, Classic and pre-20th century plays, Shakespeare Plays