The Oxford Shakespeare: Julius Caesar

William Shakespeare

Oxford University Press, USA, Feb 1, 2009 - Drama - 272 pages

The most famous of Shakespeare's Roman tragedies, Julius Caesar was written and first performed in 1599, and was apparently one the plays his contemporaries enjoyed most. Recounting the death of Caesar on the steps of the Senate house, the play offers some of Shakespeare's finest scenes: Antony's skillful speech at Caesar's funeral, and the quarrel and reconciliation between Brutus and Cassius with the news of Portia's death. This edition includes a fresh consideration of the play's date and its place in the Shakespeare canon and examines how Shakespeare reshaped his sources (primarily North's translation of Plutarch's Lives).

Contents

• Editorial Procedures: 85
• APPENDIX: 142
• Passages from Norths Plutarch: 233

About the author

Arthur Humphreys is Emeritus Professor of English at the University of Leicester.

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Oxford Shakespeare: Julius Caesar; The Oxford Shakespeare; Oxford World's Classics: The Oxford Shakespeare; Wcs Series; Oxford World's Classics; Works, Works
• Author: William Shakespeare
• Editor: Arthur Humphreys
• Edition: reprint, illustrated
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA, 2009
• ISBN: 0199536120, 9780199536122
• Length: 272 pages
• Subjects: Drama / Shakespeare