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The End of the Ancient Republic

Shakespeare's Julius Caesar

Jan H. Blits (Author)
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The End of the Ancient Republic

Shakespeare's Julius Caesar

Jan H. Blits (Author)
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While recent criticism of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar has stressed the corruption of both the common people and the Republic's enemies within the patrician class, this book argues that at the core of the play lies the less obvious but more important corruption of the regime's leading defenders, particularly Brutus.

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Published Oct 22 1993
Format Paperback
Edition 1st
Extent 104
ISBN 9780847677603
Imprint Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Dimensions 229 x 151 mm
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

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Jan H. Blits

Reviews

  • Brings out surprising aspects of the play, and reminds us once again how richly suggestive Shakespeare is as an interpreter and teacher about politics.

    Michael Zuckert, University of Notre Dame

  • Teaches us both how to read Shakespeare and how to think about virtue, political ambition, and friendship.

    Mary P. Nichols, Emerita Professor of Political Science at Baylor University

  • Jan Blits's reading of Shakespeare convincingly uncovers the roots of politics in the ground of human nature.

    Eva T. H. Brann, St. John's College

  • A splendid and valuable interpretation of a Shakespearean play.

    Journal of Politics

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