The Myth of Rome in Shakespeare and His Contemporaries

by Warren Chernaik

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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 that most people fail to live up to this ideal of conduct, that very few Romans are worthy of the name...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:1107654076

ISBN13:9781107654075

Release Date:May 2013

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Length:308 Pages

Weight:0.91 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"

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