商品簡介
In this striking tragedy of political conflict, Shakespeare turns to the ancient Roman world and to the famous assassination of Julius Caesar by his republican opponents. The play is one of tumultuous rivalry, of prophetic warnings–“Beware the ides of March”–and of moving public oratory, “Friends, Romans, countrymen!” Ironies abound and most of all for Brutus, whose fate it is to learn that his idealistic motives for joining the conspiracy against a would-be dictator are not enough to sustain the movement once Caesar is dead.
Each Edition Includes:
‧ Comprehensive explanatory notes
‧ Vivid introductions and the most up-to-date scholarship
‧ Clear, modernized spelling and punctuation, enabling contemporary readers to understand the Elizabethan English
‧ Completely updated, detailed bibliographies and performance histories
‧ An interpretive essay on film adaptations of the play, along with an extensive filmography
作者簡介
William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon in April 1564, and his birth is traditionally celebrated on April 23. The facts of his life, known from surviving documents, are sparse. He died on April 23, 1616, and was buried in Holy Trinity Church, Stratford.
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William Montgomery?(editor) is the coeditor of The Complete Oxford Shakespeare, joint textual editor of The Norton Shakespeare, and coauthor of William Shakespeare: A Textual Companion.
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Douglas Trevor?(Introduction) is a professor of English at the University of Michigan.
