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- catalog abstract ""Shakespeare's 'Julius Caesar' reflects perennial cultural concerns about order and freedom, particularly as they clash in the figures of Caesar and Brutus. This innovative experiment in Shakespeare literacy provides materials to provoke interpretations of the cultural meanings of 'Julius Caesar' based on historical reactions to the play, allusions to its language, and often unconscious echoes of its symbols. Most of the materials presented here are available in no other printed form. Study questions, project ideas, and bibliographies provide additional sources for examining the cultural and historical context of the play. In addition to a literary interpretation of the play, the book includes: A modernized version of Plutarch's lives of Caesar and Brutus ... ; Dramatic sequels to the play in the Elizabethan theater; A comparison of 'Julius Caesar' to the Lincoln assassination ... ; Excerpts from popular culture, including a rap version of the play ... ; parodies from 'Mad Magazine'; James Baldwin's 'Why I stopped hating Shakespeare'; and John Houseman's reflections on making the film version that starred Marlon Brando; Popular allusions to the play and its verse from the 18th century to the present; A chapter on teaching the play that includes commentary by noted teachers and a parallel layout of a rendering in Basi english alongside Shakespeare's edited play ..."".
- catalog contributor b10599151.
- catalog coverage "Rome In literature.".
- catalog created "1998.".
- catalog date "1998".
- catalog date "1998.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1998.".
- catalog description ""Shakespeare's 'Julius Caesar' reflects perennial cultural concerns about order and freedom, particularly as they clash in the figures of Caesar and Brutus. This innovative experiment in Shakespeare literacy provides materials to provoke interpretations of the cultural meanings of 'Julius Caesar' based on historical reactions to the play, allusions to its language, and often unconscious echoes of its symbols. Most of the materials presented here are available in no other printed form. Study questions, project ideas, and bibliographies provide additional sources for examining the cultural and historical context of the play. In addition to a literary interpretation of the play, the book includes: A modernized version of Plutarch's lives of Caesar and Brutus ... ; Dramatic sequels to the play in the Elizabethan theater; A comparison of 'Julius Caesar' to the Lincoln assassination ... ; Excerpts from popular culture, including a rap version of the play ... ; parodies from 'Mad Magazine'; James Baldwin's 'Why I stopped hating Shakespeare'; and John Houseman's reflections on making the film version that starred Marlon Brando; Popular allusions to the play and its verse from the 18th century to the present; A chapter on teaching the play that includes commentary by noted teachers and a parallel layout of a rendering in Basi english alongside Shakespeare's edited play ..."".
- catalog description "1 Interpreting Julius Caesar 1 -- 2 Caesar on the Elizabethan Stage 25 -- 3 Elizabethan Legacies 43 -- 4 Julius Caesar and the Lincoln Assassination 107 -- 5 Teaching Julius Caesar 133 -- 6 Julius Caesar: Popular Culture and High Art 195.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- catalog extent "xii, 241 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Understanding Shakespeare's Julius Caesar.".
- catalog identifier "0313296383 (alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Understanding Shakespeare's Julius Caesar.".
- catalog isPartOf "Greenwood Press "Literature in context" series".
- catalog issued "1998".
- catalog issued "1998.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press,".
- catalog relation "Understanding Shakespeare's Julius Caesar.".
- catalog spatial "Rome In literature.".
- catalog subject "822.3/3 20".
- catalog subject "Assassination in literature.".
- catalog subject "Assassins in literature.".
- catalog subject "Caesar, Julius In literature.".
- catalog subject "Conspiracies in literature.".
- catalog subject "Literature and history Sources.".
- catalog subject "PR2808 .D47 1997".
- catalog subject "Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 Stage history.".
- catalog subject "Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Julius Caesar Examinations Study guides.".
- catalog subject "Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Julius Caesar Sources.".
- catalog subject "Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Julius Caesar.".
- catalog subject "Tragedy.".
- catalog tableOfContents "1 Interpreting Julius Caesar 1 -- 2 Caesar on the Elizabethan Stage 25 -- 3 Elizabethan Legacies 43 -- 4 Julius Caesar and the Lincoln Assassination 107 -- 5 Teaching Julius Caesar 133 -- 6 Julius Caesar: Popular Culture and High Art 195.".
- catalog title "Understanding Shakespeare's Julius Caesar / a student casebook to issues, sources, and historical documents / Thomas Derrick.".
- catalog type "text".