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Description

Tyranny, imperialism and political authority define Shakespeare's enduring dramatic depiction of ruling power and regime change in ancient Rome. A touchpoint for characterising tyrannical leaders throughout the world, Julius Caesar has told a cautionary tale of the uneasy relationship between political leaders and citizens from the time it was first performed up to the 21st century.

The Arden Shakespeare Fourth Series Julius Caesar provides:
- A critical introduction to the play's textual, cultural and performance history
- An edition that is rooted in the first known performance of the play in London, 1599
- Detailed on-the-page notes explaining language, character and performance
- A clear page layout with an easy-to-read font and single-column notes
- Images of relevant productions, paintings and texts

The Arden Shakespeare Fourth Series includes a new edition of every Shakespeare play, the poems and sonnets. Each volume is edited afresh by a leading scholar specialising in cutting-edge research on performance, gender, sexuality and race. These editions cover everything you need to know as a student, teacher, researcher, theatre-maker and performer of Shakespeare's works today.

Table of Contents

General Editors' Preface

How to Use This Edition

Introduction
- 'The Foremost Man of All the World'
- Composition and First Performances
- The Text
- Sources
- Caesar's Contemporary Resonance and Thematics
- Reading Caesar's Signs
- Afterlives

Julius Caesar

Appendix: Plutarch's Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romanes

Abbreviations and References

Index

Product details

The Arden Shakespeare
Published May 14 2026
Format Hardback
Edition 1st
Extent 384
ISBN 9781350110854
Imprint The Arden Shakespeare
Illustrations 18 bw illus
Dimensions 216 x 138 mm
Series The Arden Shakespeare Fourth Series
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

About the contributors

Author

William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare (1564-1616) was an English dra…

Volume Editor

Andrew James Hartley

Andrew James Hartley is Emeritus Professor in the…

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