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The Myth of Rome in Shakespeare and his Contemporaries
The Myth of Rome in Shakespeare and his Contemporaries
Author: Warren Chernaik
When Cleopatra expresses a desire to die 'after the high Roman fashion', acting in accordance with 'what's brave, what's noble', Shakespeare is suggesting that there are certain values that are characteristically Roman. The use of the terms 'Rome' and 'Roman' in Julius Caesar, Antony and Cleopatra, or Jonson's Sejanus often carry the implication...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780521196567
ISBN-10: 0521196566
Publication Date: 4/29/2011
Pages: 306
Edition: 1
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Book Type: Hardcover
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