The Myth of Rome in Shakespeare and His Contemporaries
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Publisher Description
Presenting a fresh approach to such familiar plays as Antony and Cleopatra and Julius Caesar, this study examines the dramatic uses of Roman history - 'the myth of Rome' - in the age of Shakespeare. Chernaik provides illuminating comparisons of Shakespeare's Roman plays with plays by dramatists including Jonson and Massinger.