Julius Caesar (Newly Revised Edition)

An extensive overview of Shakespeare's life, world, and theater by the general editor of the Signet Classic Shakespeare series, Sylvan Barnet. Special introduction to the play by the editors, Barbara Rosen and William Rosen, University of Connecticut. Source from which Shakespeare derived Julius Caesar---selections from Plutarach's Lives of noble Grecians and Romans. Dramatic criticism from the past and present: commentaries by Roy Walker, Maynard Mack, Richard David, Ralph Berry, Peggy Goodman Endel, and Coppelia Kahn. A comprehensive stage and screen history of notable actors, directors, and productions of Julius Caesar, then and now. Text, notes, and commentaries printed in the clearest, most readable type. Up-to-date list of recommended readings.