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Author
Publisher
Yale University Press
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Formats
Description
Renaissance plays and poetry in England were saturated with the formal rhetorical twists that Latin education made familiar to audiences and readers. Yet a formally educated man like Ben Jonson was unable to make these ornaments come to life in his two classical Roman plays. Garry Wills, focusing his attention on Julius Caesar, here demonstrates how Shakespeare so wonderfully made these ancient devices vivid, giving his characters their own personal...
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
2005
Language
English
Description
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...
10) Shakespeare
Publisher
Churchill Films
Pub. Date
1980
Language
English
Description
Lecturer, performer, and poet Roger Steffens acts out certain characters in Julius Caesar in a contemporary style, giving an understanding of Shakespeare's plots as universal and timeless.
15) Julius Caesar
Publisher
Ambrose Video Pub
Language
English
Description
"Breaking all conventional rules of drama, Shakespear creates neither a clear-cut hero nor a villain. Instead, this great tragedy presents complicated human beings in agonizing conflict with one another, and themselves."--Container.
Publisher
BayView Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
An interesting and informative educational resource, The Themes of Shakespeare is a major new series which explores the most important issues arising from the study of Shakespeare. Including extracts from the new feature film version of 'Macbeth', starring Jason Connery and Helen Baxendale, as well as productions and performers of the Stratford Shakespeare Company, Includes specially filmed segments of Macbeth, Julius Caesar, Othello, Hamlet, Romeo...
19) Julius Caesar
Series
Publisher
Sweet Cherry Publishing
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
Description
Julius Caesar is one of the greatest tragedies by William Shakespeare. The play is set in Ancient Rome and portrays actual events from Roman history. As the play unfolds, the evil conspiracy of Caesar's murder is revealed. Great tragedy strikes Rome when Caesar is murdered, and this is followed by the downfall of his conspirators. This short narrative version of the play has been adapted to help introduce the play to young readers. It can be read...