Julius Caesar (Folger Shakespeare Library)

Shakespeare, William; Mowat, Barbara A; Werstine PH D, Paul

ISBN 10: 0606324119 / ISBN 13: 9780606324113

Published by Turtleback Books (edition Bound for Schools & Libraries ed.), 2011

About this Item

The item might be beaten up but readable. May contain markings or highlighting, as well as stains, bent corners, or any other major defect, but the text is not obscured in any way.

Seller Inventory # 0606324119-7-1

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Julius Caesar (Folger Shakespeare Library)
• Publisher: Turtleback Books (edition Bound for Schools & Libraries ed.)
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0606324119
• ISBN 13: 9780606324113
• Binding: Library Binding
• Edition: Bound for Schools & Libraries ed.
• Condition: Fair

About this title

Synopsis

The authoritative edition of Julius Caesar from The Folger Shakespeare Library, the trusted and widely used Shakespeare series for students and general readers.

Shakespeare may have written Julius Caesar as the first of his plays to be performed at the Globe, in 1599. For it, he turned to a key event in Roman history: Caesar’s death at the hands of friends and fellow politicians. Renaissance writers disagreed over the assassination, seeing Brutus, a leading conspirator, as either hero or villain. Shakespeare’s play keeps this debate alive.

This edition includes:
-Freshly edited text based on the best early printed version of the play
-Newly revised explanatory notes conveniently placed on pages facing the text of the play
-Scene-by-scene plot summaries
-A key to the play’s famous lines and phrases
-An introduction to reading Shakespeare’s language
-An essay by a leading Shakespeare scholar providing a modern perspective on the play
-Fresh images from the Folger Shakespeare Library’s vast holdings of rare books
-An up-to-date annotated guide to further reading

Essay by Coppélia Kahn

​The Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, DC, is home to the world’s largest collection of Shakespeare’s printed works, and a magnet for Shakespeare scholars from around the globe. In addition to exhibitions open to the public throughout the year, the Folger offers a full calendar of performances and programs. For more information, visit Folger.edu.