Julius Caesar: Third Series (The Arden Shakespeare Third Series)

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The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. Not only are the introductions the most comprehensive that you will need but also the constant notes at the bottom of the page are a great help in understanding the meaning text and context of the Bard's words. Finance is provided by PayPal Credit (a trading name of PayPal UK Ltd, Whittaker House, Whittaker Avenue, Richmond-Upon-Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom, TW9 1EH). William Shakespeare (1564-1616) was an English dramatist, poet, and actor, generally regarded as the greatest playwright of all time.

He probably developed an interest in theatre by watching plays performed by traveling players in Stratford while still in his youth. Harley Granville-Barker (25 November 1877 – 31 August 1946) was an English actor, director, playwright, manager, critic, and theorist. At the height of his career, he wrote an average of two plays a year as well as dozens of poems, songs, and possibly even verses for tombstones and heraldic shields, all while he continued to act in the plays performed by the Lord Chamberlain's Men. Edited by leading Shakespeare scholars and supported by extensive notes, the Arden Shakespeare is recommended for students studying at A-level and above.This edition of Julius Caesar provides a lively edition of one of Shakespeare s most familiar and studied plays. is detailed and persuasive, allowing for a fuller appreciation of Cassius' language and Brutus' character. In addition to his work as an editor, he has published studies of Shakespeare, Christopher Marlowe, and the Stuart Court Masque, among others, though it is for his work as an editor that he is primarily known. At 18, Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway, the 27-year-old daughter of a local farmer, and they had their first daughter six months later.

The first editions of the sonnets were published in 1609 but evidence suggests that Shakespeare had been writing them for years for a private readership. Daniell highlights Cicero's speech as a key to understanding its elusiveness: 'men may construe things after their fashion'.Access to content on Oxford Academic is often provided through institutional subscriptions and purchases. If you’d like to file an allegation of infringement, you’ll need to follow the process described in our Copyright and Intellectual Property Policy.

Shakespeare wrote 154 sonnets, all published on 1609, most of which were dedicated to his patron Henry Wriothsley, The Earl of Southhampton. Most purchases from business sellers are protected by the Consumer Contract Regulations 2013 which give you the right to cancel the purchase within 14 days after the day you receive the item. Read more about the condition New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages.Not to mention it took me nearly a month to receive the item, the one I received does no at all correspond with the description.

To enable personalised advertising (like interest-based ads), we may share your data with our marketing and advertising partners using cookies and other technologies. Some time before 1592, he left his family to take up residence in London, where he began acting and writing plays and poetry. Keep in mind that anyone can view public collections - they may also appear in recommendations and other places. Although first published in 1998, this 3rd edition Arden has by no means been superseded, and can expect a long shelf-life ahead. The introduction sets the play in the context of the last years of Elizabeth I's reign, with rebellion stirring and conflicts over the calendar.

Here you will find options to view and activate subscriptions, manage institutional settings and access options, access usage statistics, and more. Shakespeare's tragic period lasted from around 1600 to 1608, during which period he wrote plays including Hamlet and Othello. The definitive edition of Shakespeare's work with clear and authoritative text, detailed notes and commentary, discussion of the critical and historical background of the play, and appendixes presenting sources and relevant extracts. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Thought to have been educated at the local grammar school, he married Anne Hathaway, with whom he went on to have three children, at the age of eighteen, before moving to London to work in the theatre.