Among the finest of Shakespeare’s historical and political plays, Julius Caesar appears here edited, introduced and annotated by Cedric Watts, M.A., Ph.D., Emeritus Professor of English, University of Sussex. Built around the events surrounding the assassination of Julius Caesar in 44 B.C., the drama vividly shows how power and corruption become entangled, as the cry of ‘Peace, freedom and liberty!’ is used to excuse brutal realities and personal ambition seeps into public action. Rich in characterisation and full of eloquent rhetoric, Julius Caesar remains as engrossing and as topical as ever: a play for today.
ISBN 13: 9781853260223
Author: William Shakespeare
