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Beschreibung
Julius Caesar was a general and stateman whose favor among the Roman people was viewed as a threat and source of conflict with other consuls. He was eventually targeted by a group of conspirators who sought to neutralize his power and influence.
After defeating his longtime enemy, Pompey, Caesar is celebrated upon his return home. Roman citizens are enamored by the general, while politicians are concerned with his growing accomplishments. They fear Caesar will become driven by ambition, coveting a position as the king of Rome. A group of conspirators, including the reluctant Brutus, create a plot to assassinate Caesar, effectively ending his rise to power. The action sparks civil unrest, leading to the discovery of the participants true motivations.
William Shakespeare's interpretation of Julius Caesar's story is arguably the most famous version. It's been adapted across various mediums including film and television. The story is ripe with deception and betrayal but also guilt and retribution.
Since our inception in 2020, Mint Editions has kept sustainability and innovation at the forefront of our mission. Each and every Mint Edition title gets a fresh, professionally typeset manuscript and a dazzling new cover, all while maintaining the integrity of the original book.
With thousands of titles in our collection, we aim to spotlight diverse public domain works to help them find modern audiences. Mint Editions celebrates a breadth of literary works, curated from both canonical and overlooked classics from writers around the globe.
Julius Caesar was a general and stateman whose favor among the Roman people was viewed as a threat and source of conflict with other consuls. He was eventually targeted by a group of conspirators who sought to neutralize his power and influence.
After defeating his longtime enemy, Pompey, Caesar is celebrated upon his return home. Roman citizens are enamored by the general, while politicians are concerned with his growing accomplishments. They fear Caesar will become driven by ambition, coveting a position as the king of Rome. A group of conspirators, including the reluctant Brutus, create a plot to assassinate Caesar, effectively ending his rise to power. The action sparks civil unrest, leading to the discovery of the participants true motivations.
William Shakespeare's interpretation of Julius Caesar's story is arguably the most famous version. It's been adapted across various mediums including film and television. The story is ripe with deception and betrayal but also guilt and retribution.
Since our inception in 2020, Mint Editions has kept sustainability and innovation at the forefront of our mission. Each and every Mint Edition title gets a fresh, professionally typeset manuscript and a dazzling new cover, all while maintaining the integrity of the original book.
With thousands of titles in our collection, we aim to spotlight diverse public domain works to help them find modern audiences. Mint Editions celebrates a breadth of literary works, curated from both canonical and overlooked classics from writers around the globe.
Über den Autor
William Shakespeare (1564-1616) was an English playwright, poet, actor, and shareholder in the Lord Chamberlain's Men, later the King's Men. Born in Stratford-upon-Avon, he became the central dramatist of the English Renaissance stage and remains the most widely read and performed writer in the English language. His plays range across tragedy, comedy, history, romance, and problem drama, combining theatrical intelligence, psychological depth, political awareness, verbal power, and an extraordinary ability to give dramatic form to human conflict.Shakespeare's major works include Hamlet, Macbeth, Othello, King Lear, Romeo and Juliet, Julius Caesar, Antony and Cleopatra, The Tempest, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Twelfth Night, and the English history plays. Coriolanus, one of his Roman tragedies, draws on classical history to examine pride, military virtue, public opinion, political rhetoric, class resentment, and the destructive force of a hero who cannot separate honour from contempt. Its severity and political intelligence have made it one of Shakespeare's most enduring plays for readers and theatres interested in power, populism, war, and civic crisis.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2021
Genre: Importe, Lyrik & Dramatik
Rubrik: Belletristik
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9781513271774
ISBN-10: 1513271776
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Shakespeare, William
Hersteller: Mint Editions
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 203 x 127 x 7 mm
Von/Mit: William Shakespeare
Erscheinungsdatum: 01.02.2021
Gewicht: 0,122 kg
Artikel-ID: 119748796