Julius Caesar

by Bloom, Harold

• ISBN13: 9781594480782
• ISBN10: 1594480788
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-04-05
• Publisher: Riverhead Trade

Summary

"The First Folio of 1623 is the definitive edition of Shakespeare's plays. It is more often than not the closest we can now get to what Shakespeare actually wrote. But the Folio's antiquated typography and cramped layout make it remote and inaccessible to modern eyes. The Shakespeare Folios on the other hand offer easy access directly to the First Folio by presenting the text in modern type but otherwise unchanged. All the First Folio's idiosyncrasies of layout and spelling, even its obvious errors, have been scrupulously left intact, but the text suddenly becomes as easily legible as the script of any modern play." "As an additional aid to understanding, readers will find, printed opposite each page of the Folio, the very same passage in a modern edition. So, whenever the Folio presents a problem, the reader can refer to this parallel text for a solution, either in the text itself or in the set of notes at the end of the book. These notes draw on the long tradition of Shakespearean scholarship and include full reference to surviving Quarto texts."--BOOK JACKET.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 6
William Shakespeare, 1564-1616	p. 6
Shakespeare's Theater	p. 8
The Sound of Shakespeare	p. 10
Publishing Shakespeare	p. 12
Julius Caesar	p. 15
Introduction to the Play	p. 15
Julius Caesar's Sources	p. 17
The Text of Julius Caesar	p. 18
The Play	p. 19
The Characters	p. 20
	p. 22
Pre-Act Notes	p. 22
Text of Act I and Modern Version	p. 24
Post-Act Activities	p. 64
	p. 66
Pre-Act Notes	p. 66
Text of Act II and Modern Version	p. 68
Post-Act Activities	p. 110
	p. 112
Pre-Act Notes	p. 112
Text of Act III and Modern Version	p. 114
Post-Act Activities	p. 160
	p. 162
Pre-Act Notes	p. 162
Text of Act IV and Modern Version	p. 164
Post-Act Activities	p. 204
	p. 206
Pre-Act Notes	p. 206
Text of Act V and Modern Version	p. 208
Post-Act Activities	p. 242
Additional Resources	p. 245
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