{"product_id":"julius-caesar-paperback-23","title":"Julius Caesar - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWilliam Shakespeare\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eBurton Raffel\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Annotated Shakespeare series enables readers to fully understand and enjoy the plays of the world's greatest dramatist\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The first tragedy to be played in the new Globe Theatre, \u003ci\u003eJulius Caesar\u003c\/i\u003e is set at a crucial turning point in Roman history, as the Republican gives way to the imperial. Safely removed in time and place from Shakespeare's Elizabethan England, Rome makes the perfect laboratory for the playwright's free-ranging political analysis. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This fully annotated version of \u003ci\u003eJulius Caesar\u003c\/i\u003e makes the play completely accessible to readers in the twenty-first century. It has been carefully assembled with students, teachers, and the general reader in mind. Eminent linguist and translator Burton Raffel offers generous help with vocabulary and usage of Elizabethan English, pronunciation, prosody, and alternative readings of phrases and lines. His on-page annotations provide readers with all the tools they need to comprehend the play and begin to explore its many possible interpretations.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBurton Raffel\u003c\/b\u003e (1928-2015) was Distinguished Professor of Arts and Humanities emeritus and professor of English emeritus at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Among his many edited and translated publications are \u003ci\u003ePoems and Prose from the Old English, Clig鑚, Lancelot, Perceval, Erec and Enide\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eYvain\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cb\u003eHarold Bloom\u003c\/b\u003e (1930-2019) was Sterling Professor of Humanities at Yale University and Berg Professor of English at New York University. His many books include \u003ci\u003eThe Western Canon, Shakespeare: The Invention of the Human\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eGenius: A Mosaic of One Hundred Exemplary Creative Minds\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 7.7 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42154464215175,"sku":"9780300108095","price":8.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/7a2a0c2fef77fa0bfd09e4ec5c590ea4.webp?v=1733228887","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/julius-caesar-paperback-23","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}