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Pieces together the life of Julius Caesar using the histories of Plutarch, Cicero, Suetonius, and Appian, and as reflected in the dramas of Shakespeare and Shaw.

Part of a major collection of criticism on widely studied fictional characters from world literature.

A reference book intended for both long-time Shakespeareans and those who are coming to Julius Caesar, or even Shakespeare's works in general, for the first time. McMurtry (English, U. of Richmond) looks at the play's textual history, contexts, sources, dramatic structure, and themes. She also discusses critical approaches, focusing on those approaches developed in the last 30 years, as well as the play in performance in its 400-year history on the...

An intimate history of Shakespeare, following him through a single year--1599--that changed not only his fortunes but the course of literature. How was Shakespeare transformed from being a talented poet and playwright to become one of the greatest writers who ever lived? In this one exhilarating year we follow what he reads and writes, what he sees, and whom he works with as he invests in the new Globe Theatre and creates four of his most famous plays--Henry...