Shakespeare and the fall of the Roman Republic : selfhood, stoicism and civil war

Shakespeare and the fall of the Roman Republic selfhood, stoicism and civil war

Shakespeare and the Fall of the Roman Republic introduces Shakespeare as a historian of ancient Rome alongside figures such as Sallust, Cicero, St Augustine, Machiavelli, Gibbon, Hegel and Nietzsche.

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Gray, Patrick, 1978- author (author)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press 2019.
Series:Edinburgh critical studies in Shakespeare and philosophy.
Subjects:
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616 > Knowledge and learning.
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616 > Political and social views.
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616 > Criticism and interpretation.
Literature > History and criticism
Rome > History > Republic, 265-30 B.C.
Rome > In literature.
See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009423658706719
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Shakespeare and the vulnerable self
  • Part I. Julius Caesar
  • "A beast without a heart": Pietas and pity in Julius Caesar
  • "The northern star": Constancy and passibility in Julius Caesar
  • Conclusion to Part 1: Shakespeare's Passion play
  • Part II. Antony and Cleopatra
  • "The high Roman fashion": Suicide and Stoicism in Antony and Cleopatra
  • "A spacious mirror": Interpellation and the other in Antony and Cleopatra
  • Conclusion to Part II: The last interpellation
  • Conclusion: Between humanism and antihumanism.

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